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Committee hears emotional pleas and policy details for funding Maddie's Place neonatal program
Summary
Advocates and parents urged the committee to provide a sustainable Medicaid payment for Maddie's Place, a Spokane‑based program treating drug‑exposed infants and supporting parental recovery; HCA warned CMS may require statewide availability for a state plan amendment and suggested a waiver alternative.
Senators heard passionate testimony on Jan. 23 about Senate Bill 6,094, which would direct the Health Care Authority to pursue Medicaid coverage and establish grant and bundled‑payment mechanisms for facility‑based pediatric transitional care services for drug‑exposed infants.
Sean Cross, CEO of Maddie's Place, told the committee the pilot provided medical and non‑medical care for infants and treatment for their parents and that the facility struggles with…
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