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Senate committees open debate on program-integrity omnibus bill that would codify prepayment review and tighten provider oversight
Summary
Joint Health and Human Services panels reviewed a consolidated program-integrity package combining governor and member proposals, including codifying prepayment review with a 60-day provider notice and a fiscal package that the fiscal analyst estimated would reduce FY26‑27 spending by about $120.2 million while increasing tail-year costs.
A joint hearing of the Senate Health and Human Services committees on May 2 opened deliberations on a program-integrity omnibus bill that combines governor proposals and individual member bills.
Chair Hoffman, one of the bill sponsors, told the panel the package was intended to add legislative controls to an existing department authority and to prevent last year’s implementation problems. "By codifying it here, we're inserting more legislative control in the process, including requiring the department to give providers a 60 day notice…
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