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Committee advances bill to make Medicaid payer of last resort in limited circumstances
Summary
After a presentation from the Department of Health and Welfare, the committee voted to send House Bill 31 to the Senate floor. The bill, prompted by federal requirements, clarifies that Medicaid is the payer of last resort in a narrow prior-authorization conflict between Medicaid and private insurance.
An Idaho Senate committee voted to send House Bill 31 to the Senate floor after a Department of Health and Welfare official described the measure as a narrow fix meant to ensure federal requirements are reflected in state law.
"The most important part of this bill is that it guarantees that Medicaid is always the payer of last resort," Jared Larson, legislative and regulatory affairs chief at the Department of Health and Welfare, told the…
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