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SPONSOR: |
Feldman |
DATE TYPED: |
03/06/03 |
HB |
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SHORT TITLE: |
Create Interim Medicaid Oversight Committee |
SB |
SJM 80 |
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ANALYST: |
Weber |
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APPROPRIATION
Appropriation
Contained |
Estimated
Additional Impact |
Recurring or
Non-Rec |
Fund Affected |
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FY03 |
FY04 |
FY03 |
FY04 |
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$100.0 |
Non-recurring |
Unknown |
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(Parenthesis
( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Responses
Received From
Human
Services Department
Health
Policy Commission
SUMMARY
Synopsis
of Bill
Senate Joint Memorial 80 requests the creation
of an Interim Medicaid Oversight Committee to work with the Human Services
Department and other health care related agencies to review Medicaid program
reform initiatives proposed federally and by the Medicaid Reform Committee,
consider the impacts of those proposals, and develop recommendations by November
30, 2003.
Significant
Issues
The Memorial finds that:
·
The
Legislature recognized significant increases in health care expenditures and created
the Medicaid Reform Committee (MRC) during the 45th Legislature;
·
The
MRC identified and presented to the Legislature several program changes, studies,
waiver requests and other initiatives;
·
The
current Administration and Legislature recognize the MRC initiatives as the beginning
of needed reforms;
·
The
Human Services Department (HSD) is interested in following up on the MRC
initiatives as it works to restructure the Medicaid program;
·
Medicaid
comprises a major part of the health care industry and the State is chiefly
responsible to administer the Medicaid program within a federal structure;
·
Medicaid
continues to be one of the largest drivers of state budgets nationally and is
expected to increase by 10% or more per year in the coming years;
·
Federal
Medicare and Medicaid reforms may have significant impact on the state;
The Memorial resolves:
1.
Federal
Medicaid reform proposals, providing information to the State Congressional Delegation
2.
State
Administration’s Medicaid reform efforts
3.
Status
of initiatives proposed by the MRC
4.
Impact
to health care industry
The Medicaid Oversight Committee recommendations
should be presented by November 30, 2003.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The previous Medicaid
Reform Committee had expenses of approximately $100,000. SJM 80 does not mention a source of funds.
MW/njw