ICYMI: CHS Petition Alleging Connecticut Illegally Administering Medicaid.

From Politico:

“CONNECTICUT — Hospitals in the state have filed a petition to CMS alleging that Connecticut is “illegally administering” its Medicaid program by paying inadequate rates for treatment and imposing a $556 million tax on providers. “Connecticut’s Medicaid payment system has degraded to a point where provider payments are no longer sufficient to assure efficiency, economy, quality of care, and adequate access to care for Medicaid beneficiaries,” the petition says. The state’s hospital association and 20 hospitals also appealed a state court’s ruling on the tax to a state Superior Court. The group’s claim against the tax was denied by two state agencies last month.”

Note that Yale is not included as a signatory to the petition. It recently won approval from state regulators to take over Lawrence and Memorial Hospital. You decide if that has anything to do with Yale’s sudden satisfaction with Medicaid reimbursements.