Cassidy Gets Commitment to Fix Louisiana Medicaid Payments

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) addressed Louisiana's outstanding Medicaid directed payment pre-print with U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a U.S. Senate Finance Committee hearing.

"CMS is working with Louisiana to approve Medicaid provider tax pre-prints after passing the Working Families Tax Cut Act. We have one more to be approved: the Physician 2026 pre-print. Louisiana's fiscal year starts in two months, and we just need to get this done ASAP as was congressional intent. Please prioritize getting it resolved and I'll follow up with you and Dr. Oz. But [it's] critical to my state's providers and my state's fiscal health, if you will, that this be complied with," said Dr. Cassidy.

"I'm happy to put my staff in touch. You can call me anytime to make sure it's happening," said Secretary Kennedy.

Background:

Medicaid provider tax pre-prints allow Louisiana hospitals and physicians to access essential Medicaid funding. Senator Cassidy led efforts to insert language into President Trump's Working Families Tax Cuts Act that grandfathered in Louisiana providers, protecting them from future funding changes. HHS has already approved two separate Louisiana pre-prints since the passage of the Working Families Tax Cuts Act.

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