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Committee hears bill to set Medicaid network standards for post-acute care to speed discharges
Summary
House Health Care & Wellness Committee reviewed Substitute Senate Bill 5124, which would require the Health Care Authority to adopt network adequacy standards for post-acute services including skilled nursing and inpatient rehabilitation to improve timely access and reduce hospital discharge delays.
Substitute Senate Bill 5124, which would require the Health Care Authority to adopt network adequacy standards for post-acute services for Medicaid managed care, was presented to the Washington House Health Care & Wellness Committee during a public hearing.
The bill, explained by Kim Weidner, staff to the committee, directs the Health Care Authority to develop standards for skilled nursing facilities and inpatient rehabilitation facilities by Jan. 1, 2027, and to consider the Washington Medicaid principle of keeping care local,…
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