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Committee hears staff briefing on Medicaid post-acute network standards; hospitals and insurers urge standards to reduce discharge delays
Summary
Staff explained SSB 5124 would require the Health Care Authority to adopt network adequacy standards for nursing homes and inpatient rehab facilities with compliance deadlines in 2028; hospital and health-system witnesses supported the measure, citing costly single-case agreements and delayed discharges.
Chris Blake, staff for the House Health Care and Wellness Committee, summarized engrossed Senate Bill 5124, saying the bill directs the Health Care Authority to adopt network adequacy standards for nursing homes and inpatient rehabilitation facilities and to consider factors such as keeping care local, provider availability in regional service areas, timeliness of care and federal Medicaid requirements. Blake noted the…
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