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House passes Medicaid payment changes aimed at steering nonemergency care out of emergency departments
Summary
House Bill 141, a stakeholder-backed, revenue-neutral differential payment plan to encourage Medicaid patients to use primary and urgent care instead of emergency departments for nonemergent needs, passed the House 73-0; implementation is delayed to allow system changes.
The Utah House on March 4 unanimously passed House Bill 141, which establishes a revenue-neutral differential payment framework designed to encourage delivery of nonemergent care in primary or urgent care settings rather than hospital emergency departments.
Representative Kennedy, sponsor and a family physician, told colleagues the bill aims to realign…
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