Medicaid providers due at least $8.5M in delayed state payouts, they estimate • Daily Montanan
Jason George has been waiting since September for the healthcare facility he works at in Sheridan to be reimbursed by the state for Medicaid expenses in one case – with facility owners taking out loans to make payroll and using their own funds to cover some patients’ prescriptions. And George isn’t alone.
In a survey conducted by the Montana Healthcare Association last month, all of the 21 Montana healthcare providers said they were struggling financially due to delays in payouts from the state...