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2020 Regular Session

House Bill 350

Medicaid; seek waiver for plan to expand eligibility with regional care organizations, known as "One Mississippi."

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Medicaid Committee on March 3, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO DIRECT THE GOVERNOR AND THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID TO ENTER INTO NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO OBTAIN A WAIVER OF APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE MEDICAID LAWS AND REGULATIONS TO CREATE A PLAN TO ALLOW THE EXPANSION OF MEDICAID COVERAGE IN MISSISSIPPI WITH HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM AND PAYMENT MODEL REFORM; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PLAN AND THE RESULTING MEDICAID PROGRAM SHALL BE KNOWN AS "ONE MISSISSIPPI"; TO SPECIFY THE PROVISIONS THAT THE GOVERNOR AND THE DIVISION SHALL SEEK TO HAVE INCLUDED IN THE WAIVER PLAN, WHICH INCLUDE THE OBJECTIVES AND STRUCTURE OF THE PLAN, SHARED SAVINGS PROGRAMS AND BENEFICIARIES; TO PROVIDE THAT UNDER THE PLAN, THE DIVISION SHALL ACCEPT ADDITIONAL FEDERAL MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENTS TO ESTABLISH AND FUND REGIONAL CARE ORGANIZATIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT PERSONS FROM NINETEEN TO SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE WHO CURRENTLY RESIDE IN HOUSEHOLDS THAT HAVE AN INCOME OF NOT MORE THAN 138% OF FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR COVERAGE UNDER THE PLAN; TO PROVIDE THAT IN SELECTING A SHARED SAVINGS PROGRAM, REGIONAL CARE ORGANIZATIONS MAY CHOOSE BETWEEN AN UPSIDE SHARING MODEL OR A RISK BASED, TWO-SIDED MODEL; TO PROVIDE THAT BENEFICIARIES SHALL OPT IN FOR COVERAGE WITH THE REGIONAL CARE ORGANIZATION'S PROVIDERS; TO PROVIDE THAT MEMBERS WITH INCOMES ABOVE FIFTY PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL SHALL PAY AN ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP FEE OF TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS; TO PROVIDE THAT IF A WAIVER IS OBTAINED TO ALLOW THE EXPANSION OF MEDICAID COVERAGE, THE DIVISION SHALL AMEND THE STATE PLAN TO INCLUDE THE PROVISIONS AUTHORIZED IN THE WAIVER AND SHALL BEGIN IMPLEMENTING THE PLAN AUTHORIZED BY THE WAIVER; TO AMEND SECTION 43-13-115, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

14 co-sponsors

Christopher M. Bell, Alyce G. Clarke, Sonya Williams-Barnes, Orlando Paden, Debra Gibbs, Zakiya Summers, Otis Anthony, Bryant W. Clark, Ronnie C. Crudup, Oscar Denton, Stephanie Foster, Carl Mickens, Tracey T. Rosebud, Shanda Yates

Its course

January 30 to March 3, 2020, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 30 to Mar 3 · stopped33 days

MedicaidJan 30 to Mar 3 · stopped33 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 30 – Mar 3

  1. Jan 30Referred to the House committees on Medicaid and on Appropriations
  2. Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 30Referred To Medicaid;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
  2. Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives