The announcement ends a nearly year-long dispute with the Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services over the funding to Texas hospitals, which were slated to lose $27 million a day.
Nearly $12 billion in Medicaid funding to Texas hospitals will be restored, Gov. Greg Abbott said Thursday, ending a near year-long impasse between Texas and the federal government.
“This funding is a major victory for Texas patients,” Abbott said in a statement. “It authorizes nearly $12 billion for hospitals, physicians, rural clinics, nursing facilities, and behavioral health providers that serve patients in every region of our state. Emergency rooms will stay open, rural families will retain local care, and Texans will have access to the treatment they need. I thank CMS and the Trump Administration for helping ensure Texans get the medical care they need.”
The halt of the funds began on Sept. 1, the beginning of the state’s new fiscal year. It marked the first time the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services had stopped the supplemental funding to Texas hospitals since the funding began in 2014. It was not immediately clear when the funds would be transferred to Texas hospitals, which was slated to lose $27 million a day.
