The 3.5 percent “coverage fee” would be levied on net patient revenue but would not be passed on to patients, the hospital association said.
Under a temporary enhancement in federal Medicaid match, the $230 million raised by the fee would produce $430 million more in federal funding.
Read the Memphis Commercial Appeal’s report on Medicaid.
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