Posted on Apr 14, 2022
State hospital loses federal funds due to repeated safety issues
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The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) starting Tuesday will no longer reimburse the state for new patient care at the state’s only psychiatric hospital for adults. CMS sent a letter to the state on April 8 announcing the federal government's plan to pull the funding.
Inspectors with CMS in February warned the state it could lose funding after they found that the Montana State Hospital didn’t have measures in place to prevent COVID-19 infections and serious falls among patients, which led to four deaths. CMS inspectors returned at least three times, once after a violent attack by a male patient severely injured a female patient.
CMS again warned state health officials that the hospital could lose Medicare and Medicaid funding if it didn’t correct those problems. Inspectors found that the facility failed to do so.
Inspectors with CMS in February warned the state it could lose funding after they found that the Montana State Hospital didn’t have measures in place to prevent COVID-19 infections and serious falls among patients, which led to four deaths. CMS inspectors returned at least three times, once after a violent attack by a male patient severely injured a female patient.
CMS again warned state health officials that the hospital could lose Medicare and Medicaid funding if it didn’t correct those problems. Inspectors found that the facility failed to do so.
State hospital loses federal funds due to repeated safety issues
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Inspectors with CMS in February warned the state it could lose funding after they found that the Montana State Hospital didn’t have measures in place to prevent COVID-19 infections and serious falls among patients, which led to four deaths. CMS inspectors returned at least three times, once after a violent attack by a male patient severely injured a female patient.
CMS again warned state health officials that the hospital could lose Medicare and Medicaid funding if it didn’t correct those problems. Inspectors found that the facility failed to do so.
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) spokesperson Jon Ebelt says the state hospital receives about $7 million worth of Medicaid and Medicare reimbursements annually and that the agency does not expect disruptions to care as a result of losing that funding. About 140 patients receive care at the hospital's main facilities in Warm Springs. The CMS letter does not indicate how many of those patients receive Medicaid or Medicare."...
..."Inspectors with CMS in February warned the state it could lose funding after they found that the Montana State Hospital didn’t have measures in place to prevent COVID-19 infections and serious falls among patients, which led to four deaths. CMS inspectors returned at least three times, once after a violent attack by a male patient severely injured a female patient.
CMS again warned state health officials that the hospital could lose Medicare and Medicaid funding if it didn’t correct those problems. Inspectors found that the facility failed to do so.
Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) spokesperson Jon Ebelt says the state hospital receives about $7 million worth of Medicaid and Medicare reimbursements annually and that the agency does not expect disruptions to care as a result of losing that funding. About 140 patients receive care at the hospital's main facilities in Warm Springs. The CMS letter does not indicate how many of those patients receive Medicaid or Medicare."...
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