Post by Logan on Jan 29, 2016 2:10:57 GMT -6
Bill to boost MaineCare payments for methadone clinics gets broad support
About 75 people packed a legislative committee room Thursday for a public hearing on a proposal to raise the MaineCare reimbursement rate for methadone clinics, with dozens speaking in favor of the bill.
No one who testified opposed the proposal, and the Maine Department of Health and Human Services remained neutral on Thursday, a year after the LePage administration unsuccessfully pushed to eliminate the methadone reimbursement.
Under a bill proposed by Sen. David Woodsome, R-North Waterboro, the weekly reimbursement rate for addicts on the MaineCare program would increase from $60 to $80.
Advocates say a higher reimbursement rate would allow more clinics to open and make existing treatment more effective by improving counseling services. About 4,000 patients are treated in the state’s 10 methadone clinics.
Read more: www.pressherald.com/2016/01/28/methadone-reimbursement-bill-draws-crowd-to-hearing-room/
About 75 people packed a legislative committee room Thursday for a public hearing on a proposal to raise the MaineCare reimbursement rate for methadone clinics, with dozens speaking in favor of the bill.
No one who testified opposed the proposal, and the Maine Department of Health and Human Services remained neutral on Thursday, a year after the LePage administration unsuccessfully pushed to eliminate the methadone reimbursement.
Under a bill proposed by Sen. David Woodsome, R-North Waterboro, the weekly reimbursement rate for addicts on the MaineCare program would increase from $60 to $80.
Advocates say a higher reimbursement rate would allow more clinics to open and make existing treatment more effective by improving counseling services. About 4,000 patients are treated in the state’s 10 methadone clinics.
Read more: www.pressherald.com/2016/01/28/methadone-reimbursement-bill-draws-crowd-to-hearing-room/