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Committee raises Medicaid reimbursement for complex rehab technology and funds mobile sedation dentistry
Summary
After KDHE technical briefing, the committee approved a 20% increase in Medicaid reimbursement for certain complex rehabilitation technology codes (about $100,494 all funds in FY27, including $37,394 SGF) and approved a one‑year $2,000,000 SGF cap to support mobile sedation dentistry add‑ons; the KDHE budget was approved as amended.
The committee approved two KDHE items intended to increase provider payments and access for specialized services.
Representative Steens urged increasing Medicaid reimbursement for complex rehabilitation technology (CRT) toward Medicare parity, prompting KDHE staff to offer two options: a 10% or a 20% increase to current Medicaid payments for the applicable codes. KDHE Deputy Secretary Christine Osterlund…
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