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New Local Government Hospital Assessment The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania recently received CMS approval for a local government hospital assessment that will generate significant additional Federal Medicaid Revenue for Pennsylvania to support its Medicaid program. This local government assessment is the first CMS-approved assessment of its kind in the country.
Sellers Dorsey, as a consultant to the Commonwealth, worked very closely with the Commonwealth officials throughout the project.
If you would liketo find out more about how a local government hospital assessment initiative could work in your state, please contact Brian McGuckin, Director of Medicaid Financing, at 215.279.9747.
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New CHIPRA Grant A new Federal grant opportunity is now available to states for outreach and enrollment for eligible, but uninsured children into State Medicaid and CHIP programs. These grants will provide a total of approximately $80 million dollars in funding, broken into two cycles. View the details of the first cycle of the new grant opportunity, including application deadlines, on our website.
For more information on how Sellers Dorsey could assist your state in this process, please contact Pris Boroniec, Director of Health Care Reform, at 608.203.2685.
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 Hidden Health Tax - Families USA Report Families USA, an advocacy group that focuses on high-quality, affordable healthcare for all Americans, recently released the report,"Hidden Health Tax: American's Pay a Premium".
The report focuses on the elevation
of private health care premium costs
due to costs of care for the uninsured that are not reimbursed.
In the press release, Executive Director of Families USA, was quoted, "As more people join the ranks of the uninsured, the hidden health tax is growing. That tax hits America's businesses and insured families hard in the pocketbook, and they therefore have a clear financial stake in expanding health coverage as part of health reform." Families USA worked with Milliman Inc., a collaborative partner of Sellers Dorsey to analyze this issue. Sellers Dorsey Senior Consultant, Mark Heit, worked with Milliman in this analysis and provided technical support on the relationship between Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital funding and uncompensated care costs.
Take a look at the key findings!
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| NASBO Fiscal Survey of the States Released The National Association of State Budget Directors (NASBO), in conjunction with the National Governor's Association (NGA), recently released the Fiscal Survey of the States Report. This report always gives a detailed and inclusive description of where states stand at this time of the year. The sections on Medicaid and health care expansions offer some valuable information and data on state Medicaid programs, efforts by states to contain costs, changes to state CHIP programs and efforts to expand coverage to the uninsured. Over the past year, Sellers Dorsey has played a role for our various state clients (many included in this report) to increase access to care, assist with strategies around cost containment and financing, as well as advise states on various aspects of their Medicaid programs. |
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Events Nancy Hardy will speak at the Planned Parenthood Federation of America's Organizing and Policy Summit, July 15th. Sellers Dorsey team members will be attending the National Governor's Association's Summer Meeting, July 17-20. Sellers Dorsey is a proud sponsor of the NASBO Annual Conference, August 2-5. Pat Brady will speak at the Affiliated State Health Care Association Executives (ASHCAE) Freestanding Meeting, August 6th.
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National Health Care Reform Sellers Dorsey is joining the entire health care industry - providers, consumers, labor unions, hospitals, insurers and others - in closely monitoring the health care reform efforts in Washington, DC. To help our clients and other interested parties, we asked our consultants to share some of their favorite links to websites and blogs that they have found helpful in following the debate, policy debates and the political process.
NCSL on Federal Health Care Reform
Kaiser Health News Washington Post
Politico Pulse National Association of State Medicaid Directors The Piper Report
Center for American Progress's Wonk Room
The Heritage Foundation
While this process is far from over, it is not too early to be thinking about how reform may impact your organization, whether you are a health care provider, Health IT vendor, consumer organization, Medicaid Director, or legislator. To learn more about how Sellers Dorsey can provide strategic counsel on these difficult and complex issues contact Chris Labonte at 215.279.9746.
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Curious About Something? Ask Sellers Dorsey Sellers Dorseyoften receives questions in response to our newsletter, webpage or concerning other hot topics in health care. If you have any questions, please email us at info@sellersdorsey.com and our staff would be happy to answer them. We can provide you with insight from consultants who are in the field on a daily basis and offer up-to-date information on the latest breaking news.
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