Proposed Medicaid rate reductions for pediatric specialists.

Here is some final info that we have gotten:

This has bounced around a bit but here is where we finally ended up with the proposed Medicaid rate reductions for pediatric specialists.  As you know, we took a 3% rate reduction in April.   Medicaid informed us a few weeks ago that they were targeting pediatric specialist rates for an additional 7% reduction effective July 1^st.    We worked closely with Pediatrix, SC AAP, and others to educate SC  DHHS and legislators  about the access to care issues that would be created by such drastic cuts.    As a result of these advocacy efforts, SC DHHS has agreed to the following:

·         Neonatologists are exempted from additional rate cuts effective July 1.   They will be working with SC DHHS on a special cost-savings initiative

·         All other pediatric specialists will take an additional 2% rate reduction effective July 1^st.    This brings the total rate reduction for this group down to 5%.