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Lawmakers press agency on direct‑care workforce, KW lawsuit tool and postpartum coverage appeal
Summary
Legislators pressed the Department of Health and Welfare on whether recent provider rate increases are reaching direct-care staff, asked for progress on the KW resource-allocation tool, and heard the department has appealed a federal decision on postpartum coverage tied to abortion-related coverage questions.
Legislators used the Feb. 26 JFAC Medicaid hearing to press the Department of Health and Welfare for evidence that provider rate increases are improving pay and staffing for direct-care workers, to request a status update on the KW lawsuit resource-allocation tool, and to seek clarity about the department’s postpartum coverage state plan amendment.
Deputy Director Juliette Sharon told the committee the legislature has made "significant investments" in community-based services and home- and community-based provider rates in recent years. The department conducted a provider audit that found only a portion of rate increases had been confirmed to reach direct-care staff and has conducted a follow-up cost survey; Sharon said the department is evaluating…
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