medicaid programs/regulation on slow pay/how long do they have to pay

[Guest mary fultner]

DOES ANYONE OUT THERE KNOW MEDICAID PROGRAMS REGULATION/LAWS FEDERAL OR STATE OF UTAH.I AM A COLLECTOR FOR A HOSPITAL WHERE IT TAKES MONTHS FOR THEM TO PAY. HOW LONG DO THEY GET TO PAY CLAIMS ETC.

[mbozek]

I dont have a clue of what you are talking about. This a board for employee benefits/ deferred compnsation plans. You seem to be asking a question of how long a government has to make a payment to a provider under a govt sponsored health program. My understanding of govt health programs is that the payors delay payments to providers because of budget /cash flow restraints the same as any other payments (e.g., state income tax refunds.)