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Committee approves bill to raise TennCare ambulance reimbursements and assessment
Summary
Senate Bill 210, intended to increase TennCare reimbursement rates for ground ambulance services and adjust the ambulance assessment, passed the Commerce and Labor Committee and will go to Finance. Sponsors cited struggling rural ambulance services and rising operating costs.
The Senate Commerce and Labor Committee unanimously approved Senate Bill 210 on Tuesday and referred the measure to the Finance Committee.
Senator Jackson presented the bill and an amendment (drafting code 005322) that the chair said "makes the bill." As amended, the measure increases TennCare reimbursement rates for…
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