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Providers urge large rate increases for substance‑use treatment; committee lays bill over
Summary
House File 19,94 would raise SUD rates using recommendations from an outpatient rate study and include an automatic inflation adjustment. Providers testified that underfunding has led to closures and workforce shortages, and urged passage to maintain rural and residential capacity.
House File 19,94 would adopt rate changes for substance use disorder services based on a 2024 outpatient rate study and create an automatic inflation adjustment for future years. The Human Services Finance and Policy Committee laid the bill over after extensive provider testimony.
MARCH and several provider executives told the committee that many SUD rates are “grossly underfunded.” Dr. Roy John Sutherland, vice president of addiction services at Nexus/Neisser (transcript spelling), said a…
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