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improve outcomes for patients by providing in-depth feedback to 1 health care organizations. 2 (76) $250,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 3 year 2024 and $250,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 4 fiscal year 2025 are provided solely for the authority to continue a 5 public-private partnership with a state-based oral health foundation 6 to connect medicaid patients to dental services and reduce barriers 7 to accessing care. The authority shall submit a progress report to 8 the appropriate committees of the legislature by June 30, 2024. 9 (77) $103,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 10 year 2024, $205,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 11 fiscal year 2025, and $442,000 of the general fund—federal 12 appropriation are provided solely to increase birth 13 center facility fee reimbursement to $2,500 and home birth 14 kit reimbursement to $500 for providers approved by the authority 15 within the planned home births and births in birth centers program. 16 (78) $90,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 17 year 2024, $45,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 18 year 2025, and $133,000 of the general fund—federal appropriation are 19 provided solely for implementation of Substitute House Bill No. 1435 20 (home care safety net assess.). If the bill is not enacted by June 21 30, 2023, the amounts provided in this subsection shall lapse. 22 (79) $194,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal 23 year 2024, $1,724,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 24 fiscal year 2025 and $1,918,000 of the general fund—federal 25 appropriation are provided solely for the authority in coordination 26 with the department of social and health services to develop and 27 implement a Katie Beckett 1115 demonstration waiver. The authority 28 shall limit enrollment to 1,000 clients during the waiver period. 29 Based upon the experience developed during the waiver period, the 30 authority shall make recommendations to the legislature for a future 31 tax equity and fiscal responsibility act state plan option. 32 (80) $1,089,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for 33 fiscal year 2024, $2,231,000 of the general fund—state appropriation 34 for fiscal year 2025, and $2,657,000 of the general fund—federal 35 appropriation are provided solely for kidney dialysis services for 36 medicaid-enrolled patients through increased reimbursement rates 37 beginning January 1, 2024. Within the amounts provided in this 38 subsection, the authority must increase the medical assistance rates 39 p. 239 ESSB 5187.SL