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Stakeholders report progress on FastForward coverage; subcommittee moves bill to interim study with monitoring
Summary
Advocates and departments told the Commerce and Consumer Affairs subcommittee that recent stakeholder talks produced coding and single-case agreement options to get FastForward wraparound services billed to commercial insurers; the committee voted to move the bill to interim study while the commissioner monitors progress and submits regular updates.
Advocates for children's behavioral health urged the House Commerce and Consumer Affairs subcommittee to keep pressure on insurance carriers to cover FastForward, an evidence-based wraparound program that prevents higher-cost residential treatment.
Michelle Merritt, president of New Futures, said the FastForward model is proven to reduce progression to inpatient and residential care and that private insurers currently leave a…
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