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Committee hears bill to let Medicaid cover traditional tribal health practices
Summary
The House Healthcare and Wellness Committee heard testimony on House Bill 25 55 to authorize the Health Care Authority to apply for a CMS waiver allowing Medicaid reimbursement for traditional health practices at Indian health facilities; tribal leaders and HCA staff urged further consultation on payment structure.
The House Healthcare and Wellness Committee heard staff and tribal testimony on House Bill 25 55, which would authorize the Health Care Authority to apply for a federal waiver to allow Medicaid coverage of traditional health care practices delivered at Indian health care facilities. Chris Blake, committee staff, described the bill's purpose and the CMS waiver timeline the bill directs.
The bill, explained Blake, would let HCA seek a waiver to cover traditional practices provided at Indian Health Service facilities, tribal facilities and urban Indian organizations and to permit coverage for Medicaid enrollees able to receive services at those facilities.…
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