Hospitals raise hands to pay taxes that plug Medicaid shortfalls.

The article focuses on data from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) which shows that the federal government covered more than 70% of Medicaid costs in fiscal 2022. Cited are the use by states of provider taxes to maximize federal Medicaid matching funds and minimize spending from state general funds, the pressure facing states to increase Medicaid budgets, and the volunteering by hospitals to pay bigger taxes to help states close Medicaid budget gaps.