QUESTION
Why are H and H hospitals excluded from distressed hospital funding without a specific reason?
2:29:35
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The state did not provide a specific reason for excluding H and H hospitals from distressed hospital funding.
- Jacques Jiha confirms the state's lack of explanation for excluding H and H hospitals from receiving distressed hospital funding.
- The city disagrees with the state's interception of city sales tax, costing the city $150,000,000 annually, without benefiting city hospitals.
- Continuous efforts are made to negotiate with the state regarding the financial intercepts.
- The situation is described as challenging, with the state finding new ways to intercept funds without city consent.
Mercedes Narcisse
2:29:35
Distressed hospital fund.
2:29:37
That's my line.
2:29:38
This site created the distressed hospital fund to support safety net hospitals that disproportionately treat Medicaid patients and populations.
2:29:47
H and H is not such a ritally excluded from receiving funding due to their work with Medicaid populations.
2:29:56
But funding is also pursuing to criteria determine by the state commissioner of health and subject to approval of the state budget director.
2:30:04
As a result based on determination made by the state.
2:30:08
H and h has not received any distressed hospital funding.
2:30:11
Did the state provide a CIFIC REASON FOR WHY H.
2:30:14
H.
2:30:15
Hospital ARE EXCLUDED.
Jacques Jiha
2:30:18
No.
2:30:18
They DID NOT.
2:30:20
It's we do not believe that the city should have his cell stacks and accepted without any say from the city.
2:30:29
We continue to advocate to the state who we move the intercept.
2:30:34
As you know, the intercepts costing the Citi $150,000,000 a year.
2:30:38
And none of that money is going to anyone of the city hospitals.
Rita Joseph
2:30:41
Wow.
Jacques Jiha
2:30:42
So it's a challenge, but we continue to work with this data to make sure that every time we think that's gonna expire as my sunset.
2:30:50
They find another way of intercepting that $150,000,000 of our resources without anything from us without saying anything to us.