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Utah House approves bill letting Medicaid define and reimburse certain in‑home telehealth services
Summary
The House passed House Bill 16 to allow Medicaid to establish definitions and reimbursement methods for selected in‑home telemonitoring services, aimed at preventing hospitalizations for chronic conditions; sponsors said it does not expand benefits but enables alternative delivery models and potential savings.
The Utah House on Jan. 21 passed House Bill 16, a measure that directs the state Medicaid program to create a definition and reimbursement mechanism for certain in‑home telehealth and telemonitoring services.
Sponsor Representative Last said the bill “is essentially to allow Medicaid to come up with a method of reimbursing for telehealth services with Medicaid clients in the home care setting,” adding that it would permit use of monitoring equipment—useful, for example, for patients with congestive heart failure or pulmonary…
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