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Committee approves expanding hospital presumptive Medicaid eligibility for infants with positive newborn screens
Summary
Senate File 1175 would allow hospitals to make presumptive Medicaid eligibility determinations for infants who have a positive newborn screening result so urgent treatment can begin immediately; committee recommended passage and referred the bill to Human Services.
Senator Bolin presented Senate File 11‑75 to extend Minnesota’s hospital presumptive eligibility program so infants with a positive newborn screen can receive immediate temporary Medical Assistance while full eligibility determinations proceed.
Erica Barnes, executive director of the Minnesota Rare Disease Advisory Council,…
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