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Senate committee approves $3.85M to speed Medicaid long-term care eligibility after nursing-home arrears testimony
Summary
The Finance Committee approved funding to expand a Medicaid call center and to contract for long-term care eligibility determinations after nursing-home operators described large unpaid receivables tied to delayed Medicaid approvals.
The New Hampshire Senate Finance Committee on Oct. 26 approved $3,852,525 in committee-level funding to expand an eligibility call center and hire a contractor to process long-term care Medicaid applications faster.
Committee members and witnesses told the panel that many nursing homes statewide are owed large sums because Medicaid eligibility determinations are taking months, in some cases leaving operators with substantial unpaid receivables. Brendon Williams, president and CEO of the New Hampshire Healthcare Association,…
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