GOP Senators Home In On How Per-Capita Caps Will Impact Their States

Senate Republicans are debating where and how they can adjust the Medicaid portion of the House AHCA to make sure their states get equitable treatment under the per-capita caps system, senators said Thursday (June 15). As lawmakers get more familiar with the intricacies of Medicaid financing and how per-capita caps might affect their states, talks are shifting toward whether states should have different annual growth rates for their per-capita caps and receive different disproportionate share hospital (DSH) payments. Senators are...