Children’s hospitals could lose $140M in Medicaid funding

Medicaid reimbursements for children’s hospitals in Missouri could soon face cuts of as much as $140 million as Missouri lawmakers contemplate cuts to the system of add-on payments.

With monthly losses mounting stemming from the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, the state’s children hospital could be the hardest hit by the changes, as the proposal would disproportionately impact children’s hospitals because specialized pediatric care at institutions such as SSM Health’s Cardinal Glennon and BJC’s St. Louis Children’s Hospital attract families from neighboring states.