Pennsylvania stands to lose $325 million in federal Medicaid matching funds next year.
The reduction comes as a result of a decline in the state’s federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) of 1.7 percentage points that takes effect as of October 1, 2014.
Department of Public Welfare Secretary Beverly Mackereth is asking federal officials to review their calculation of the state’s matching rate.
Read about the anticipated loss of federal Medicaid funds and how it might affect recipient benefits and provider payments in this Philadelphia Inquirer article.