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Senate Health Care committee advances bill to preserve emergency medical transport reimbursements
Summary
The committee voted to send House Bill 4156 A to the Senate floor. Supporters said the bill would give Oregon flexibility to preserve federal Medicaid reimbursements to EMS providers (the GEMT program) if federal funding mechanisms change; OHA told the committee the bill is specific to GEMT and would not alter hospital IGTs as written.
The Senate Committee on Health Care voted to advance House Bill 4156 A on Feb. 25, a measure supporters said is intended to protect federal Medicaid reimbursements that help fund ambulance and EMS services across Oregon.
Aaron Lewis, testifying for House sponsor Rep. Dacey Graber, told the committee that HB 4156 would preserve federal Medicaid reimbursement for delivery of critical fire and EMS services statewide and give Oregon the ability to pivot to alternative federally approved reimbursement methods so the GEMT program can continue without interruption. "The last thing EMS…
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