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Local bill to limit county exposure for inmate hospital bills clears legislature, awaiting governor
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County staff said a locally sponsored bill that would cap hospital charges for inmates passed both chambers and awaits the governor’s signature; staff said it will give Martin County more predictable costs for inmate medical care.
Martin County staff member Sarah Powers said a locally sponsored bill that would limit what hospitals may charge the county for inmate medical care passed both the Florida House and Senate and now awaits the governor’s signature.
Powers told the podcast that the measure “caps, the rate at a 10% of Medicaid And or a 25% if the hospital is losing money.”
The bill’s sponsor in the House was Rep. Steve Snyder, Powers said, and Sen. Gail Harrell carried the measure in the Senate. Powers…
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