Bottom Line: The Independent Study on Texas UC compares Texas’ UC/DSH Data with Medicare S10 data and Texas Department of State Health Services Hospital Data: S10 shows lower UC. Providers argue S10 data is not as accurate or reliable. THOT argues IGT should be included in the Study; otherwise UC funding to providers is overestimated….
July Updates
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Waiver THOT is working on a Waiver II concept to help retain Texas waiver funding. Texas Community Reform and Access Engagement (T-CARE) proposes to ask CMS to allocate waiver funding from amounts CMS would otherwise take from UC and DSRIP in Waiver II and invest in integrated systems of care. Under the proposal, providers both…
Recent Wins for THOT’s 340B providers
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What is it? 340B is a program allowing certain providers (like most THOT members) to obtain discounted prices on outpatient drugs. Named after the section of federal law authorizing it, these discounts are intended to help certain providers stretch scarce resources to provide the most care to the most patients. Our 340B providers do just…
Medi-Geddon: The End of Days for Medicaid Hospital Financing as We Know It?
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Is it really Medi-Geddon? And what does that mean for THOT members? Join us for THOT’s June 24 Meeting and see what you think. We’ll include analysis and advice from national expert Barbara Eyman and Texas Strategist Bill Rago to generate an engaging THOT strategy session. It certainly seems like the Judgements of CMS are…