Hospitals and reconciliation budget
July 15
Arizona hospitals are sounding the alarm over the reconciliation budget and the cuts being made to Medicaid. AHCCCS (Arizona’s Medicaid– pronounced access) serves as critical lifeline for over 2 million Arizonans, including low-income families, seniors, children, individuals with disabilities, pregnant mothers and others. The bill would require 10% annual payment reductions to payment and quality incentive programs that are necessary to cover the cost that hospitals and health systems incur. Arizona hospitals would receive even less compensation than they do now to cover the costs associated with Medicaid patients.
To discuss more on this, Brittney Kaufmann, CEO of Health System Alliance of Arizona, joined “Arizona Horizon“.
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