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Committee approves higher Medicaid diagnostic lab cap for chronic‑pain patients
Summary
Senate Bill 348 would raise the annual Medicaid diagnostic laboratory cap for beneficiaries with chronic pain from $500 to $1,800; proponents said expanding testing could avoid costly emergency visits tied to substance‑use disorders, while DHS estimated a conservative state‑share fiscal impact of roughly $100,000 to $600,000.
Senate Bill 348, which raises the annual cap for Medicaid diagnostic laboratory services for beneficiaries being treated for chronic pain from $500 to $1,800, passed the Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee after testimony from providers and fiscal questions from the Department of Human Services.
Kristen Neck, chief operating officer for AIT Health…
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