Opinion: Sen. Grassley: Stop kicking Medicaid’s safety net hospital payments down the road
Safety net hospitals deserve a clear understanding of the payments they will get from #Medicaid so they can plan accordingly when reductions go into effect, writes @ChuckGrassley.
Budget scorekeepers tell us that taxpayers spent at least $600 billion in 2017 to pay for health care services for low-income Americans covered by Medicaid. This public health insurance program is a federal-state partnership that pays hospitals, nursing homes, and health care providers to care for more than 70 million people. That’s 1 out of 5 people living in the United States.
Medicaid dollars are essential for safety net hospitals to stay in business. These hospitals provide charitable care
