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Senate delays Medicaid-waiver bill for medically complex children after fiscal concerns
Summary
First substitute House Bill 100 would have required a Medicaid waiver to create an ongoing program for children with medically complex conditions. Senators praised the policy aims but raised fiscal and matching questions; the bill was tabled on third reading to resolve funding concerns.
Senator Bramble introduced First substitute House Bill 100 to require the Utah Department of Health, via a Medicaid waiver, to establish a lasting program to serve children with medically complex disabilities through Medicaid.
"Requires the Department of Health, through a Medicaid waiver, to establish through Medicaid waiver an ongoing program for children with disabilities and complex medical conditions," Bramble said, outlining eligibility and program intent. He and other sponsors described the population served as…
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