AHA recommends changes to CMS’ Medicaid provider tax proposed rule
The AHA commented Sept. 21 on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed rule to implement the changes to Medicaid provider tax policies that were included in the July 2025 reconciliation law. Beginning in fiscal year 2027, all states are prohibited from increasing the provider tax indirect hold harmless threshold above the rate that was in place on the date of enactment. The indirect hold harmless threshold is the maximum percentage of net patient revenue that states can gather f...
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Policy / Regulatory Changes signal via AHA News: "AHA recommends changes to CMS’ Medicaid provider tax proposed rule".
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[DRAFT — verify before any external use] AHA News reports on policy / regulatory changes: The AHA commented Sept. 21 on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposed rule to implement the changes to Medicaid provider tax policies that were included in the July 2025 reconciliation law. Beginning in fi…
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