Current law only requires prompt Medicaid payments be made to physicians. The Fair Pay to Medicaid Providers Act (pdf) would require that states pay 90 percent of Medicaid claims to all providers within 30 days of receiving the claim and 99 percent of claims within 90 days of receiving the claim, according to the news release.
The bill was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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