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Subcommittee splits on making violence-intervention services Medicaid-reimbursable; bill advances narrowly
Summary
House Bill 1720, which would make certain violence-intervention services reimbursable under Medicaid (including hospital-based violence intervention programs), passed the subcommittee by a 4–3 vote and will be referred to Appropriations.
House Bill 1720 would allow Medicaid reimbursement for certain violence-prevention services, including hospital-based violence intervention programs and related outreach and case management, enabling providers to draw federal matching funds to sustain and expand the services.
The bill’s patron, Delegate Price, framed the measure as a public-health approach to reduce violent-injury…
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