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SD Legislative Committee to Wait on Recommendations on Medicaid Payments

SD Legislative Committee to Wait on Recommendations on Medicaid Payments

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A legislative study committee that has been meeting for months held their last meeting, and didn’t have any recommendations.
The “Payment Methodologies for Medicaid Providers Interim Study Committee” held their final meeting Tuesday in Pierre.
The group has been talking about ways to help increase revenue to health care facilities providing care to Medicaid patients.
Committee Chair, Representative Jean Hunhoff of Yankton says they could look to other committees to handle the needed legislation…..

Senator Deb Peters of Hartford says they still don’t have enough information to make a decision…..https://soundcloud.com/wnax-radio/deb-peters-1026a

Senator Larry Tideman of Brookings says they should at least talk about revenue possibilities….

The committee will send their findings to the legislatures Executive Board for further discussion.

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