Several New Hampshire hospitals have asked the federal government to intervene in the state's Medicaid program, calling the system "broken," according to a New Hampshire Union Leader report.
New Hampshire's hospitals have been battling state legislators since last year after they approved a plan to cut $115 million from the program — and hospital reimbursements — over two years. The hospitals have also said the New Hampshire officials violated the federal Medicaid Act by providing inadequate reimbursement.
In a letter to the state, the hospitals said federal intervention is necessary to keep the system from crumbling. However, the letter did not ask for a complete federal takeover, said Frank McDougall, vice president of government affairs for Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, in the report.
In response, state Medicaid officials said the program is vital to the state, and the program will become more efficient when a managed care model takes form, which is currently pending approval.
New Hampshire's hospitals have been battling state legislators since last year after they approved a plan to cut $115 million from the program — and hospital reimbursements — over two years. The hospitals have also said the New Hampshire officials violated the federal Medicaid Act by providing inadequate reimbursement.
In a letter to the state, the hospitals said federal intervention is necessary to keep the system from crumbling. However, the letter did not ask for a complete federal takeover, said Frank McDougall, vice president of government affairs for Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, in the report.
In response, state Medicaid officials said the program is vital to the state, and the program will become more efficient when a managed care model takes form, which is currently pending approval.
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