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DHHS outlines recent Medicaid service additions and waivers: doula care, adult dental, mobile crisis, DRF beds and reentry supports
Summary
In a detailed handout, DHHS reviewed service additions and state plan/waiver changes enacted since 2019 — including adult dental, doula coverage, mobile crisis teams, designated receiving facility (DRF) rate increases and a waiver for transitional reentry supports for people leaving correctional facilities.
Department of Health and Human Services officials told House Finance Division 3 on March 5 that the department has implemented or requested a broad set of Medicaid service additions and waivers since 2019. The department provided a handout that enumerated nearly 39 service or eligibility changes enacted or pursued in recent years; Division members asked about costs, implementation timing and the populations served.
Highlights from the DHHS presentation included: • Adult dental benefit: Implemented April 2023; DHHS said the benefit was intended to include denture coverage for some long‑term settings and to lower emergency‑room use for dental conditions. DHHS prepared a state‑plan amendment to expand access and detailed related cost‑sharing decisions. • Doula…
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