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Councillors press state to ease Medicaid billing for street-based care
Summary
Council members urged the state to simplify Medicaid billing codes so street-medicine providers such as Portland Street Response (PSR) can obtain reimbursement; members said clearer rules could transfer costs from city general fund to Medicaid without large state appropriations.
A number of councilors at the Sept. 17 work session urged the city to prioritize state actions that would make it easier for street-based providers to bill Medicaid for services, potentially shifting costs away from city general fund and improving sustainability for outreach programs.
“Getting OHA to take the steps necessary to make it easy for street medicine providers like PSR … to get Medicaid…
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