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Board approves human services fee policy change to maximize insurance reimbursement for county mental‑health center
Summary
The county moved its standard clinic rates from a Medical Assistance baseline to insurance rates and approved a separate sliding-fee schedule for people paying out-of-pocket; commissioners approved the change after staff explained sliding-fee protections and that MA recipients will not be affected.
Blue Earth County elected to revise its Human Services fee policy on Aug. 19 to increase the county mental‑health center's standard billing rate from a Medical Assistance (MA) basis to the higher insurance reimbursement rate and to adopt a separate sliding‑fee schedule for clients who pay out of pocket. The board approved the policy change on a motion and second with no recorded opposition.
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