States want to pay Medicaid providers retainer fees to stay open

Modern Healthcare: State Medicaid directors Monday sent a letter to the CMS and the Office of Management and Budget asking both agencies to allow states to make retainer payments to essential Medicaid providers during the COVID-19 outbreak.

"Many of the providers who serve our 72 million members are at risk of closing their doors in a matter of days or weeks due to extraordinary costs (e.g., staffing, PPE) and loss of typical visit volume," wrote the National Association of Medicaid Directors.

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