tci Part B Insider - 2016 Issue 12

Physician Notes: Oklahoma Slashing Medicaid Pay

Plus: Physician under fire for outsourcing surgical monitoring services. Providers in Oklahoma are about to see a significant pay cut for their Medicaid claims, and there isn’t much time to prepare. Starting July 1, you’ll see a startling 25 percent decrease in the state’s Medicaid payments, the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) announced on March 29. After slashing the reimbursement by 25 percent, Oklahoma’s Medicaid rates will stand at about 65 percent of the national Medicare rate—and it’s possible that more cuts will come, impacting over 46,000 providers, the OHCA said in...

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