Medicaid provider tax increase will benefit hospitals

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The federal government has approved Kansas' request to double its provider tax from 3% to 6%.

This tax increase will benefit Kansas hospitals by maximizing federal matching funds for the Medicaid program.

The Big Beautiful Bill could have blocked the request, but Kansas' pending application was grandfathered in.

Kansas hospitals will get a financial boost from the Medicaid program after the federal government approved a state government request for higher provider taxes.

U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kansas, announced that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approved the Kansas 2025 provider tax preprint, which doubles the provider tax from 3% to 6%.

The move comes after a request by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, which was made at the dire