State Commitment to Continue Paying 100% Cost-Based Reimbursement to Health Cent
September 1, 1999 3 minutes read
State Commitment to Continue Paying 100% Cost-Based Reimbursement to Health Centers
Legislative
California: AB 715 introduced; Health and Welfare Secretary has indicated support of legislation.
Indiana: SB 259 introduced, approved by both House and Senate, and signed into law by governor.
Iowa: Legislation to statutorily require 100% cost-based reimbursement included in Department of Human Services budget, HF 760. Approved by House and Senate and signed by governor before May 31st deadline.
Maine: Legislature passed legislative language to codify payments at 100%
Maryland: SB 577 and HB 660 introduced and passed by both Houses. Governor signed HB 660 into law.
Minnesota: SF 130, HF 332 to pay 100% of cost introduced and voted out of committees; however, final version signed by governor revised to pay according to BBA levels for next two years (95% in FY 2000, 90% in FY 2001), but as an 1115 waiver state that eliminated cost-based payments, the action is a "win" for health centers.
Rhode Island: SB 0467 voted out of Senate Finance Committee; a hearing has been scheduled for H 5828 in House Finance Committee.
Tennessee: Alternative to cost-based reimbursement being formulated (1115 waiver state); primary care association trying to enforce terms and conditions of state’s waiver that require wrap-around payments to health centers.
Texas: Payment fix attached as amendment in House to sunset legislation authorizing Department of Health. This legislation (HB 2085) approved by Legislature and signed into law by governor.
West Virginia: Issue referred to interim committee for review by Senate Health Chair.
Administrative
Arkansas: Medicaid director included payments in budget request to governor. Legislature passed two-year budget with payments at 100%
Colorado: Fiscal year 2000 state budget (July 1, 1999 to June 30, 2000), which included payments at 100%, passed legislature and was signed by governor.
Idaho: Received verbal commitment from Medicaid director to keep payments at 100%. Finalized state budget for next two fiscal years includes payments at 100%.
Illinois: State would have to make an administrative rules change to lower payment rate; received verbal agreement from Medicaid director to keep payments at 100%.
Michigan: Created alternative payment mechanism approved by Medicaid director.
Missouri: Medicaid director included payments in budget request. Legislature finalized budget with payments at 100%.
Montana: State primary care association reports that no action has been taken to legislatively or administratively reduce level of payments to health centers; letter from governor states there are no plans to change current practice of payments at 100% and that such action would not occur without seeking public comment.
Nebraska: Legislature finalized budget with payments at 100%.
New Hampshire: Medicaid director included payments in budget request to governor. Governor’s budget includes payment rate at 133% of upper Medicare cap or at 100% of cost, whichever is least expensive. Governor’s budget is still in discussion in Legislature.
New Jersey: Finalized state budget includes payments at 100%.
New Mexico: Received verbal commitment from Medicaid director to keep payments at 100%.
Oklahoma: Medicaid agency has proposed amendment to 1115 waiver as alternative to cost-based reimbursement. Office of State Finance has not included proposal in budget. Amendment is pending HCFA approval.
South Carolina: Finalized state budget includes payments at 100%..
South Dakota: Medicaid director included payments in budget request to governor. Legislature finalized budget with payments at 100%.
Vermont: State committed to 100% cost-based reimbursement through 2002 in its 1115 waiver; has given verbal commitment to work with primary care association to extend payments beyond 2002.
Virginia: While state primary care association has not received any formal commitment to keep payments at 100%, no action has been taken to legislatively or administratively reduce level of payments to health centers.
Washington: Pre-existing state statue sets the rate at 100%; to reduce payments, the state would have to go through costly administrative rule-making procedures. Governor included payments at 100% in budget to Legislature.
Wisconsin: Governor included payments in budget. Budget will be finalized in July 1999.
Source: National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc., as of July 6, 1999.
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