Bill Title: Medicaid managed care matters. Establishes the joint commission on Medicaid oversight with the authority to meet throughout the year. Sets forth responsibilities of the commission. Repeals a statute specifying that Medicaid laws, with respect to managed care organizations, are controlling over insurance laws. Prohibits the office of Medicaid policy and planning or a contractor of the office from denying, delaying, or decreasing the amount of payment for a medically necessary covered service based on a lack of eligibility or coverage if the Medicaid provider meets certain requirements. Requires the secretary of the office of family and social services to adopt rules establishing a dispute resolution procedure for disputes between Medicaid providers and Medicaid contractors.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-01-14 - First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services [SB0504 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Contact	Phone	District	Sponsorship	State Profile	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Senator James Merritt [R]	Primary	Inactive	Inactive	SD-031	Sponsored Bills	Inactive	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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