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Update on Indigent Care Pool payments and Directed Payment Template request
2:34:25
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Council Member Narcisse inquires about the discontinuation of the state's Indigent Care Pool (ICP) payments and the status of the Directed Payment Template (DPT) request. Director Jiha provides an update on the process and efforts to secure approval.
- State proposes discontinuing ICP payments totaling $56.7 million for NYC public hospitals
- NYC is seeking Medicaid funding at average commercial rates through a DPT request
- Jiha worked with H+H president to submit the request before the new administration
Mercedes Narcisse
2:34:25
I'm hoping you can handle that.
2:34:27
The New York State fiscal twenty twenty six executive budget proposes the discontinuation of the state's indigent care pool, which is ICP payments for the city's public hospital.
2:34:40
The state's share of these ICP payments totals $56,700,000 This action presumably reflects New York City Health and Hospital seeking to receive Medicaid funding at the average commercial rate for New York City which would be a significant increase to the system.
2:35:01
This Medicaid funding mechanism is called a directed payment template, DPT, and requires federal approval for the Department of Health and Human Services.
2:35:14
The state submitted its DPT request on 12/23/2024.
2:35:21
The city council is seeking a chance such that the $56,700,000 reduction would only go into effect if the medicaid reimbursement were approved or are covered by alternate forms of Medicaid funding.
2:35:37
Can you please provide an update on the state's DPT request as it's been approved?
2:35:43
Can you please share any additional details you have on this process?
Jacques Jiha
2:35:48
I've worked with HNH president, Doctor.
2:35:54
Katz, to basically to ensure that we put this request in before the new administration came in.
2:36:02
And I don't know where we are at this moment in time, I would give you an update on this, okay.
2:36:09
I know state, because I was pushing the state to approve this as quickly as they could back then in December.
2:36:17
So, I would give you an update.
2:36:18
I don't know if the federal government has approved it, okay?
2:36:21
But I would give you an update in terms of where they are.