Stopping the provider tax grift would be an effective way to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicaid. The Trump administration is correct to focus its attention on this matter.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently published a rule targeting “provider taxes,” a financing gimmick states use to harvest extra Medicaid dollars from the federal government.
Good on the Trump administration. Over the last decade and a half, states have exploited provider taxes and other financing loopholes to push more and more of the cost of Medicaid onto the federal government. Now, Uncle Sam is finally pushing back.
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Away With Provider Taxes
Sally C. Pipes
Stopping the provider tax grift would be an effective way to eliminate waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicaid. The Trump administration is correct to focus its attention on this matter.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently published a rule targeting “provider taxes,” a financing gimmick states use to harvest extra Medicaid dollars from the federal government.
Good on the Trump administration. Over the last decade and a half, states have exploited provider taxes and other financing loopholes to push more and more of the cost of Medicaid onto the federal government. Now, Uncle Sam is finally pushing back.
Read the entire Washington Examiner op-ed here.
Nothing contained in this blog is to be construed as necessarily reflecting the views of the Pacific Research Institute or as an attempt to thwart or aid the passage of any legislation.