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Hearing on HB 1002 spotlights foster-care medical-management concerns and possible move from managed care
Summary
Representative Camp introduced HB 1002 to change how medical services for children in foster care are managed; speakers, including former legislator and foster parent Mike Dudgeon, argued managed-care contractors have struggled with authorizations and continuity and urged exploring fee-for-service options pending a fiscal note.
Lawmakers held a hearing on HB 1002, a bill introduced by Representative Camp that would change how medical services for children in foster care are managed, potentially moving some services away from managed-care contractors toward state-managed or fee-for-service arrangements when contracts expire or are renewed.
Representative Camp said the proposal grew out of prior joint hearings and constituent reports that managed care sometimes makes access to care more…
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