Medicaid reimbursement for obstetric services.

06LSO-0094.C1

                                                         

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FISCAL NOTE

 

This bill contains an appropriation of $3,500,000 from the GENERAL FUND. 

This bill contains an appropriation of $3,800,000 from the FEDERAL FUNDS. 

 

A description of how the above appropriations will be expended follows:

 

FY 2007

FY 2008

FY 2009

NON-ADMINISTRATIVE IMPACT

 

 

 

Anticipated Expenditure Increase:

 

 

 

FEDERAL FUNDS

1,931,215

1,931,215

0

GENERAL FUND

1,718,785

1,718,785

0

 

Source of expenditure increase:

 

Payment of physicians and specialists for delivery of obstetric services.

 

Assumptions:

 

Assumes the Wyoming birth rate will remain constant.  Assumes an average of 3,200 births paid for by Medicaid per fiscal year with an average enhanced payment of $1,140 to service provider per birth, at the federal Medicaid match rate of 52.91 percent.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepared by:   Terri Green, Dept. of Health Phone:  777-7908