Earlier this year, the department revealed a $228 million deficit that was caused in part by a slow economic turnaround and legislation prohibiting the agency from reducing physician payments. A $3 million spending cut from several programs, including adult dental and vision, two bailouts totaling $200 million and passage of a 3 percent cut for Medicaid reimbursements to providers now reconfigures the debt to approximately $17.5 million debt.
Read the news report about South Carolina’s Medicaid program.
Read other coverage about South Carolina’s Medicaid program:
– South Carolina to Cut Medicaid Payments by 3%
– South Carolina Senate OKs $125M in Cuts to Physicians, Hospitals
– South Carolina Medicaid Director Proposes Delaying Payments to Managed Care Groups to Save $36M
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