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Committee hears bill letting DPHHS adopt Medicare fee schedules automatically
Summary
Representative Jane Gillette told the House Health and Human Services committee HB 473 would allow the Department of Public Health and Human Services to adopt Medicare fee schedules by rule so CMS updates are incorporated automatically; DPHHS said the change would reduce duplicate claim work and avoid a mass-adjust of 109,732 claims in 2024.
Representative Jane Gillette, sponsor of House Bill 473, told the House Health and Human Services committee the bill would let the Department of Public Health and Human Services adopt Medicare fee schedules issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services by rule, allowing the department to automatically incorporate CMS updates.
"This bill basically what it does, it's an agency bill and it basically allows DPHHS to use the Medicare fee…
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