TEHP Releases Analysis Showing RGV-Area Hospitals and Nursing Homes to Lose Nearly $180 Million in Annual Federal Funding

McAllen – Texas Essential Healthcare Partnerships (TEHP) today released its fiscal analysis showing Rio Grande Valley-area hospitals and nursing homes will lose nearly $180 million in annual federal funding starting September 1, because of the 1115 waiver stalemate between the state of Texas and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Currently, 18 hospitals and 28 nursing homes in the Rio Grande Valley area receive federal funds through two Medicaid Directed Payment Programs (DPPs) to the tune of $176,864,380 each year. Continue Reading…