CARES Act funding now available for Medicaid providers

Washington State Health Care Authority sent this bulletin at 06/09/2020 05:42 PM PDT

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CARES Act funding now available for Medicaid providers

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today that $15 billion of federal funding through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act is now available for Medicaid providers.

If you plan to apply for this funding, you must submit annual patient revenue information to the HHS provider relief fund portal.

Details about this HHS funding:

Eligibility: Any provider that did NOT receive a funding award from the first $50 billion in awards made to providers with some level of Medicare utilization, and directly billed a state Medicaid program or Medicaid managed care plan between January 1, 2018 and May 31, 2020.
Award amounts: Minimum of two percent of gross patient care revenues, with final amount determined by provider-submitted data including number of Medicaid patients served.

We will share any additional information we receive on the process when received from HHS.

About the Health Care Authority (HCA)

The Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) is committed to whole-person care, integrating physical health and behavioral health services for better results and healthier residents.

HCA purchases health care for more than 2.5 million Washington residents through Apple Health (Medicaid), the Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB) Program, the School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB) Program, and the COFA Islander Health Care Program. As the largest health care purchaser in the state, we lead the effort to transform health care, helping ensure Washington residents have access to better health and better care at a lower cost.

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