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Senate committee approves streamlined Medicaid Basic Plan rules to remove duplication and emphasize legislative policy levers
Summary
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee approved a major reorganization and condensation of the Medicaid Basic Plan chapter intended to remove duplication with federal law, clarify the definition of provider, and leave substantive policy levers clear for the Legislature.
The Senate Health and Welfare Committee voted to approve a comprehensive reorganization of the Medicaid Basic Plan rules intended to remove duplicative language, streamline text and make policy levers clearer for legislative oversight.
Jared Larson, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Chief for the Department of Health and Welfare, told the committee the chapter was reduced substantially so the remaining rules reflect policy choices that the Legislature can act on. As part of the reorganization, the department revised the definition of "provider" so that the…
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