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House passes pilot Medicaid-waiver to help families of children with complex medical needs
Summary
The Utah House approved first substitute House Bill 199, a pilot program authorizing the Department of Health to seek a Medicaid home-and-community-based waiver to provide secondary Medicaid backup and a modest respite benefit to families caring for children with complex medical needs; the measure passed unanimously in the House (72-0).
House first considered House Bill 199 on Feb. 17, 2015, a bill that would allow the Utah Department of Health to apply for a Medicaid home-and-community-based waiver to help families who care for children with severe disabilities and complex medical needs. Sponsor Representative Red said the pilot would provide Medicaid as a secondary payer to private insurance and offer a modest respite benefit to ease financial and caregiving burdens.
Supporters described the bill as a…
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