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LSU Health Sciences
Center
Health Care Services Division
Budget Status
- The overall FY03 funding level for the state
"charity" hospital system will remain relatively
constant from FY02.
- Most recent projections suggest HCSD will generate revenues
in the range of $781.0 million to $794.5 million in FY03,
producing a worst case scenario of a two percent reduction in
total revenues generated as compared to the prior fiscal year.
- As per R.S. 17:1519.4(E)(1), HCSD's total operating budget
shall be set by the LSU Board of Supervisors and reported to
the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget. HCSD is
currently working to finalize its FY03 revenues and
expenditure projections for the board's approval.
Paying for Prisoner Health Care Services
- $17.3 million State General Fund has been appropriated to
fund medical services for state inmates as the federal
government will no longer provide federal financial
participation through the Disproportionate Share Payments
program for inmate health care in FY03.
- The State General Fund partially offsets a $21 million
reduction in payments from the Medicaid program per this
change in federal policy.
- This leaves roughly $18 million in expenditures not funded
for the remaining portion of the costs of caring for state
inmates and the total costs of providing medical care for
local inmates.
Unfunded Costs
- No adjustments were made to compensate in the budget for
employee merit increases or the increased costs of group
insurance premiums.
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