Panel advances Medicaid bill to require transportation data, curb certain payment changes and increase provider transparency

The committee advanced House Bill 1235, a broad Medicaid package requiring transportation brokers to report annual performance data, restricting new multiple-procedure payment reductions for outpatient therapy providers without notice, directing monthly public enrollment reporting, aligning jail-based MAT reimbursement with licensure, and requiring larger HCBS agencies to report cost ratios.