Committee hears bipartisan push to make collaborative-care a Medicaid benefit
Sponsors and clinicians told lawmakers that reimbursing the collaborative-care model in Medicaid would expand access, address workforce shortages and reduce costs; an author's amendment clarifying cost-sharing exemptions was adopted and the bill was laid over.
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Lawmakers heard bipartisan testimony April 9 on a bill to make the collaborative-care model a reimbursable Medicaid benefit, with advocates saying the team-based approach improves outcomes, shortens wait times and can be cost-saving.
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