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House passes bill to expand transition planning for Medicaid home-and-community services
Summary
House File 2641 directs Health and Human Services to allow case managers to begin transition planning for Medicaid HCBS elderly-waiver recipients while still in facilities, expanding targeted case management to help seniors return home; sponsors said the change can reduce Medicaid institutional costs. The House passed the bill unanimously.
Representative Wills, sponsor of House File 2641, said the bill "directs the health department of health and human services to allow case managers to begin transition planning before a resident is discharged," enabling services such as home-delivered meals and assisted living to be arranged in advance.
Representative Russell Crochet called the measure "a very good bill," citing benefits for seniors and urging a yes vote. The sponsor added that expanding targeted case management may reduce Medicaid institutional costs and help Iowans age in place. The House voted 90–0 (10 absent) to pass the measure and agreed to the title.
