Appalachian Regional Healthcare in Beckley, W.Va., will appeal the dismissal of its lawsuit against the state for alleged inadequate Medicaid payments, according to a CNBC report.
The suit, filed by ARH last year, claimed Medicaid rates cover only two-thirds of the hospital's costs for providing medical care and threaten the continued operation of its Beckley ARH Hospital. According to the hospital, of the $1.7 million the state put in during 2009 to match federal funds, $1.4 million came from the hospital itself through the state's Medicaid provider tax. Twenty-two percent of the hospital's patients are covered by Medicaid.
Last month, a circuit court judge granted a motion by the state's Department of Health and Human Resources to dismiss the suit.
Read the CNBC report on Appalachian Regional Healthcare.
West Virginia Medicaid Facing Two Lawsuits, Withdrawal by Health System Due to Underpayment
The suit, filed by ARH last year, claimed Medicaid rates cover only two-thirds of the hospital's costs for providing medical care and threaten the continued operation of its Beckley ARH Hospital. According to the hospital, of the $1.7 million the state put in during 2009 to match federal funds, $1.4 million came from the hospital itself through the state's Medicaid provider tax. Twenty-two percent of the hospital's patients are covered by Medicaid.
Last month, a circuit court judge granted a motion by the state's Department of Health and Human Resources to dismiss the suit.
Read the CNBC report on Appalachian Regional Healthcare.
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