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Legislature approves Guam Medicaid Access Enhancement Act to address provider access
Summary
Bill 118, creating an unpledged business privilege tax rebate on Medicaid receipts and other measures to improve Medicaid access, passed the Legislature. Sponsor said the law aims to restore access for nearly 40,000 Medicaid enrollees who face limited provider availability.
The Guam Legislature passed Bill 118 on third reading, creating a program styled in the final measure as the Guam Medicaid Access Enhancement Act. The roll call recorded 12 yays, 2 nays and one senator excused from voting; the bill is duly passed by the body.
Bill 118, as substituted by the Committee on Finance and Government Operations and further amended on the floor, would add a new section 58128.8 to chapter 58, title 12, Guam Code Annotated. The text on the…
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