Texas Hospitals Face $27 Million Daily Medicaid Funding Shortfall

Texas hospitals expect to lose $27 million a day in Medicaid funding starting Sept. 1

When the state's new fiscal year begins on Tuesday, Texas hospitals expect to lose $27 million a day in additional Medicaid funding.

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When the state's new fiscal year begins on Tuesday, Texas hospitals expect to lose $27 million a day in additional Medicaid funding.The shortfall is the result of a decision by the Trump administration to withhold approval from Texas for about $9.8 billion in the next year from three programs, the bulk of which affects the Comprehensive Hospital Increase Reimbursement Program (CHIRP). This program gives hospitals additional funding to cover the …

Texas Hospitals Face $27 Million Daily Medicaid Funding Shortfall

Austin, Texas — Texas hospitals are entering the new state fiscal year without federal approval for nearly $10 billion in supplemental Medicaid funding, a delay hospital officials say could cost providers about $27 million each day. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has not approved three state-directed payment programs for fiscal 2027, including the Comprehensive Hospital Increase Reimbursement Program, or CHIRP. The program suppleme…

Texas hospitals to lose $27 million in Medicaid funding daily

Starting Sept. 1, the Trump administration will withhold about $9.8 billion in extra annual funding that helps hospitals cover the difference between Medicaid payments and the actual cost of services.