Bill Text: IA SF2058 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the termination of Medicaid managed care contracts, and including effective date provisions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-23 - Subcommittee: Chelgren, Costello, and Ragan. S.J. 145. [SF2058 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-SF2058-Introduced.html
Senate File 2058 - Introduced SENATE FILE BY PETERSEN, RAGAN, MATHIS, BOWMAN, HORN, ALLEN, KINNEY, DOTZLER, JOCHUM, TAYLOR, DVORSKY, BISIGNANO, LYKAM, BOULTON, QUIRMBACH, BOLKCOM, McCOY, HOGG, HART, DANIELSON, and D. JOHNSON A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to the termination of Medicaid managed care 2 contracts, and including effective date provisions. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5302XS (5) 87 pf/rh PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. TERMINATION OF MEDICAID MANAGED CARE CONTRACTS 1 2 == TRANSITION PERIOD == ALTERNATIVES FOR HEALTH CARE DELIVERY 1 3 AND PAYMENT REFORM. 1 4 1. The department of human services shall, upon the 1 5 effective date of this Act, provide written notice in 1 6 accordance with the termination provisions of the contract, 1 7 to each managed care organization with whom the department 1 8 executed a contract to administer the Iowa high quality health 1 9 care initiative as established by the department, to terminate 1 10 such contracts following a one=hundred=eighty=day transition 1 11 period. The transition period shall be based on a transition 1 12 plan developed by the department and submitted to the council 1 13 on human services and the medical assistance advisory council 1 14 for review. The department of human services shall seek any 1 15 Medicaid state plan or waiver amendments necessary to complete 1 16 the transition. 1 17 2. The department shall continue to pursue other 1 18 initiatives to realign the Medicaid health care delivery system 1 19 and provide holistic, integrated, patient=centered care while 1 20 moving toward a value=based model of payment reform, including 1 21 but not limited to the healthiest state initiative, the Iowa 1 22 health and wellness plan created pursuant to chapter 249N, the 1 23 state innovation models initiative utilizing accountable care 1 24 organizations, and integrated health homes. 1 25 Sec. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act, being deemed of immediate 1 26 importance, takes effect upon enactment. 1 27 EXPLANATION 1 28 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 1 29 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 1 30 This bill directs the department of human services (DHS) 1 31 to provide written notice in accordance with the termination 1 32 provisions of the contract, to each managed care organization 1 33 with whom DHS executed a contract to administer the Iowa 1 34 high quality health care initiative as established by the 1 35 department, to terminate such contracts following a 180=day 2 1 transition period. The transition is to be based on a 2 2 transition plan developed by the department and submitted 2 3 to the council on human services and the medical assistance 2 4 advisory council for review. The bill directs DHS to seek any 2 5 Medicaid state plan or waiver amendments necessary to complete 2 6 the transition. The bill directs DHS to continue to pursue 2 7 other initiatives to realign the Medicaid health care delivery 2 8 system and provide holistic, integrated, patient=centered care 2 9 while moving toward a value=based model of payment reform. The 2 10 bill takes effect upon enactment. LSB 5302XS (5) 87 pf/rh
