An ultimatum has been laid down by the federal government that Kansas and Tennessee officials need to expand Medicaid or risk losing hospital funds.
These states could be jeopardizing special funding to pay hospitals by not expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.
“The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Servicesconfirmed that it gives officials in those states the same message that has been delivered to Texas and Florida about the risk to funding for so-called “uncompensated care pools” — Medicaid money that helps pay the cost of care for the uninsured.” According to the Kansas Health Institute.