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Committee introduces RS to ensure Medicaid remains payer of last resort for prior authorizations
Summary
RS 31,796 would align Idaho law with the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020 by preventing third-party payers from refusing payment solely because an item already has Medicaid authorization; the Department of Health and Welfare presented the RS as a required federal assurance.
The House Health and Welfare Committee introduced RS 31,796, a drafting request concerning third-party payer authorization rules for Medicaid. Jared Larson of the Department of Health and Welfare said the RS responds to the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020 and would require state law to bar responsible…
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