Oklahoma Medicaid Cuts Rates By 3.5% For Developmental Disability Services

On August 14, 2015, the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) board reduced rates by 3.5% for provider organizations delivering Medicaid home- and community-based services (HCBS) to individuals receiving developmental disability and aging services. The rate reduction affects rates for both developmental disabilities Services, which serve 5,500 beneficiaries, and aging services, which serve about 28,000 beneficiaries.

The rate cut was due to a $33 million shortfall in state funding for the Department of Human Services (DHS) budget for the last fiscal year, and a $12 million cut to its current year appropriations. A DHS spokesperson said that . . .