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Committee sends insurance omnibus bill forward to allow insurer reimbursement for mobile integrated health and add small-group FTE option
Summary
The committee advanced an insurance omnibus bill that would allow private-insurer reimbursement for mobile integrated health services, add an FTE option for small-group counting and make technical changes to emergency payment rules, data transparency and minor settlements; the measure passed 9-2.
Representative Carbaugh presented House Bill 15-87, an omnibus insurance measure that the sponsor and supporters said bundles several technical changes sought by insurers, providers and local governments. Major provisions added or clarified in committee amendments include:
- Mobile integrated health (MIH): permits MIH providers to bill private insurers directly for non-911 preventive and follow-up care, which advocates said expands programs that keep patients in their homes and reduce inappropriate emergency-department use. Supporters said the change aims to make MIH programs financially sustainable without relying solely on municipal budgets. "This allows mobile…
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