For the next four years, the CMS will give California’s public hospitals up to $472 million annually to cover hospital visits for the uninsured as part of a waiver (PDF) meant to reform the state’s Medicaid program.
State officials were informed last week of the decision that seemed unlikely since the federal agency had been reluctant to pay for the uninsured now that the Affordable Care Act has provided coverage to more Americans. Officials in Tennessee and Texas waiting to hear their fate on similar decisions are celebrating.
