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Senate hears renewed push for Medicaid rate parity for identical case management services
Summary
SB 6 11 would require the Department of Health and Human Services to establish rates that achieve parity for two identical Medicaid state-plan case management services. Supporters said federal rules require equal reimbursement for identical services; DHHS urged a cost-based methodology and noted CMS approvals and possible appropriations are part of implementation.
Senator Kevin Avard introduced SB 6 11 to direct the Department of Health and Human Services to annually set rates that achieve parity for two Medicaid state-plan case management services: mental health case management and Choices for Independence (CFI). Avard and provider witnesses argued federal Medicaid rules require identical services to be reimbursed equally.
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