Children’s hospitals need stability and predictability in their Medicaid reimbursement...
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Nearly half of the 8 million children living in Texas are enrolled in Medicaid. Significantly more than half, and for some hospitals as many as 80 percent, of the days that children spend in a children’s hospital are covered by Medicaid. Unlike hospitals that treat adults, children’s hospitals do not receive significant Medicare payments and therefore have fewer payers to help cover the cost of caring for children and adolescents.
Another complex condition we must address is mental health. Children’s mental health has reached a crisis point in the United States. Legislative investment in children’s hospitals to expand their capacity to provide additional access to these services in the near term is imperative.
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