Nevada Cuts Medicaid Fee-For-Service Rate By 6%; Expects Annual Savings Of $53 Million

On August 15, 2020, the Nevada Medicaid program implemented a 6% rate cut to fee-for-service (FFS) rates. The Medicaid rate reduction is expected to save the state about $53 million over the coming fiscal year. The rate cut was directed by Assembly Bill 3 enacted by the Nevada Legislature during a Special Session to address a budget shortfall due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and its subsequent economic impact. The state was facing a budget shortfall of nearly $1 billion. Assembly Bill 3 made a total of $130 million in cuts to the Medicaid program . . .