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Committee sends House Bill 31 to floor to affirm Medicaid as payer of last resort
Summary
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee voted to send House Bill 31 to the floor with a due-pass recommendation. Sponsors said the bill clarifies that Medicaid must be the payer of last resort in limited cases where private insurers might otherwise pay after prior-authorization rules.
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee voted to send House Bill 31 to the Senate floor with a due-pass recommendation after a brief presentation and no questions from members.
Jared Larson, legislative and regulatory affairs chief at the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, told the committee the bill "guarantees that Medicaid is always…
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