Medicaid Advocate: Supplemental Payments Outdated, But Tread Carefully With Reform

A Medicaid beneficiary advocate told Inside Health Policy the program’s current supplemental payment systems may need to be improved, but it is crucial the provider safety-net remain intact in the process. “Any proposals to change how Medicaid pays for care must guarantee support for the safety-net infrastructure that vulnerable populations depend upon, an infrastructure that also shores up our entire health care system,” said Leonardo Cuello of the National Health Law Program. As Medicaid delivery systems evolve, he said, there...