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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 15, 2017

Nursing homes that accept Medicaid could see changes in how they are paid in the coming fiscal year, but exactly what those changes will look like remain to be seen. The House Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee is expected to begin discussions about new payment plans Wednesday, when Agency for Health Care Administration officials give members […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 8, 2016

A bill promising greater transparency for hospital pricing is moving through the state House. The House Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee on Monday voted to approve a measure (HB 1175), sponsored by Rep. Chris Sprowls. Among other things, the proposal calls on facilities to post average payments and payment ranges for bundled health care services online. […]

Scott PowersFebruary 2, 2016

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A bill that would tighten safety and security measures for the production of medical marijuana plus limit the medical specialties of the doctors allowed to prescribe it was approved Tuesday by a House subcommittee. The Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee voted 12-0, with no one voicing opposition, to move House Bill 1313 forward. The bill would […]

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House panel to discuss changing how nursing homes that accept Medicaid are paid

House panel OKs health care transparency bill

Bill to tighten medical marijuana production safety, doctor requirements passes subcommittee