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Senate Health & Welfare flags provider-tax risks, schedules 'Provider Tax 101' briefing
Summary
The Senate Health & Welfare committee on Jan. 13 prioritized bills and data collection amid federal changes to Medicaid and insurance; members scheduled a Nolan-led 'Provider Tax 101' briefing and proposed a joint session with House health counterparts to hear hospital testimony.
An unnamed member of the Senate Health & Welfare committee opened the Jan. 13 meeting saying, "I am very concerned about the impact of federal changes on people's ability to access health care," and listed cost, access, quality, workforce and insurance alignment as the committee's review criteria.
The member flagged S190 — described in the meeting as a bill on outsourcing services and care — because contracting practices "may be because of the way they're happening, limit provider tax,"…
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