The law, approved in April by state legislators, would assess hospitals approximately $200 million each year in order to draw increased federal matching funds, which would be redistributed to the hospitals though higher Medicaid payments.
A committee must now work out the specific details of the fee plan, which will need approval by CMS.
Read the Indiana Business Journal report on the Indiana hospital fee.
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