WASN Legislative Advocacy - State Budget; Legislators to Reduce Taxation to Schools on Medicaid Reimbursement

Step 1) Who’s My Legislator? 

Incredibly simple: click the link here - select the area location that matches where your school district and or home residence and the legislator for your area will populate!

Step 2) Create a new email. 

Subject Line: 

Encourage Legislators to Reduce Taxation to Schools on Medicaid

Reimbursement

Body of Message: 

My name is _______, a school nurse with ________ district. I am writing to

request that the Joint Finance Committee passes a motion to prioritize Medicaid

reimbursement to schools by matching the withholding percentage to county

Withholdings.

Currently there is an increased burden on schools where 40% of withholdings

occur on both the claim and cost settlement for Medicaid reimbursements.

Whereas for county withholdings there is a single withholding of 17% on the cost

settlement only. This creates an excess taxation when Medicaid reimbursable

services are provided within the school setting.

As the legislative representative for my school district, I would like to request that

the Joint Finance Committee passes a motion to reduce the percent withholding

on school Medicaid reimbursement and treat schools equitably in comparison to

county withholdings.

Thank you for taking the time to understand this issue and the unnecessary

burden placed on school districts relative to other agencies that provide similar

Medicaid reimbursable services.

Sincerely,

Name, District

Contact Information

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