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OYA asks for two Medicaid billing positions, warns MMIS transition could risk federal funds
Summary
The Oregon Youth Authority asked the subcommittee for two permanent positions to build Medicaid billing capacity for MMIS compliance, saying manual processes and lack of HIPAA infrastructure could expose the state to audits and roughly $30 million in biennial federal funding risk.
During an informational hearing Feb. 10, the Oregon Youth Authority asked for permanent staffing to establish a Medicaid billing function to meet new MMIS requirements directed by the Oregon Health Authority.
Director Mike Tessin told the Joint Ways and Means Public Safety Subcommittee that the Oregon Health Authority expects OYA to transition to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Medicaid Management Information System…
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