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Board approves Union County public health clinical fee schedule changes; dental fees set for 5% increase
Summary
The Consolidated Human Services Board approved a set of clinical service fees (61 clinical fees plus an annual dental fee schedule) that the county will forward to the Board of County Commissioners for adoption into the budget. Staff described the Medicaid‑plus‑30% methodology and called out one test with no Medicaid rate.
Union Countypublic health staff presented a proposed update to the departmentclinical fee schedule and the Consolidated Human Services Board voted to approve the recommended fees, sending them to the Board of County Commissioners for formal adoption into the county budget.
The nut graf: The board approved 61 clinical fees (13 new fees and 48 adjusted fees tied to updated Medicaid rates) and an additional set of 89 dental fees; staff proposed a 5 percent increase on dental fees to offset inflationary cost pressures.
Tracy (absent; staff coverage by Ashley Burch) and…
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