Bill Text: MS SB2769 | 2014 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commission on the Future of Medicaid and Health Care in Mississippi; establish.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2014-02-04 - Died In Committee [SB2769 Detail]

Download: Mississippi-2014-SB2769-Introduced.html

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MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2014 Regular Session

To: Public Health and Welfare; Appropriations

By: Senator(s) Burton

Senate Bill 2769

AN ACT TO CREATE THE COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE OF MEDICAID AND

HEALTH CARE IN MISSISSIPPI; TO PROVIDE FOR THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE

COMMISSION; TO SPECIFY THE MEDICAID AND OTHER HEALTH TOPICS AND

MATTERS FOR THE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON,

WITH THE GOAL OF ENSURING ACCESS, INCREASING QUALITY AND

CONTROLLING COSTS OF THE MEDICAID AND OTHER HEALTH PROGRAMS; TO

PROVIDE FOR MONTHLY MEETINGS OF THE COMMISSION; TO PROVIDE THAT

THE COMMISSION SHALL PREPARE AND SUBMIT ITS INITIAL REPORT WITH A

DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO

THE LEGISLATURE AND THE GOVERNOR NOT LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 1, 2015;

TO PROVIDE THAT THE COMMISSION SHALL CONTINUE IN EXISTENCE AND

SHALL PREPARE AND SUBMIT A FOLLOW-UP REPORT ANNUALLY NOT LATER

THAN SEPTEMBER 1 OF THE YEAR; TO REPEAL SECTIONS 41-95-1 THROUGH 41-95-7, WHICH IS THE MISSISSIPPI HEALTH POLICY ACT OF 1994; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

     BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

     SECTION 1.  (1)  There is created the Commission on the

Future of Medicaid and Health Care in Mississippi.  The commission

shall be composed of the following nineteen (19) members:

          (a)  The Governor or his designee;

          (b)  The Speaker of the House or his designee;

          (c)  The Lieutenant Governor or his designee;

          (d)  The Chairman of House Medicaid Committee or his

designee;

          (e)  The Chairman of House Public Health and Human

Services Committee or his designee;

          (f)  The Chairman of Senate Public Health and Welfare

Committee or his designee;

          (g)  The Vice Chairman of Senate Public Health and

welfare Committee or his designee;

          (h)  The Chairman of House Appropriations Committee or

his designee;

          (i)  The Chairman of Senate Appropriations Committee or

his designee;

          (j)  The Chairman of the House Insurance Committee or

his designee;

          (k)  The Chairman of the Senate Insurance Committee or

his designee;

          (l)  The Vice-Chancellor for Health Affairs of the

University of Mississippi Medical Center;

          (m)  The Insurance Commissioner or his designee;

          (n)  The Director of the Office of Insurance of the

Department of Finance and Administration or his designee;

          (o)  The Executive Director of the Division of Medicaid

or his designee;

          (p)  The Executive Director of the Department of Human

Services or his designee;

          (q)  The State Health Officer or her designee;

          (r)  The Executive Director of the Department of

Rehabilitation Services or his designee; and

          (s)  The Executive Director of the Department of Mental

Health or his designee.

     (2)  With the goal of ensuring access, increasing quality and

controlling costs of the Medicaid and other health programs, the

commission shall meet, study and make recommendations on the

following:

          (a)  Assessment of quality of care indicators and return

on investment of the current Medicaid program, including, but not

limited to, hospital readmissions, chronic disease management and

overuse of emergency room for nonemergency conditions;

          (b)  Examination of the state's current use of managed

care, including its effect on cost, access and health outcomes, in

the Medicaid program and whether increased use of managed care is

needed;

          (c)  Current Medicaid eligibility and whether further

adjustments in eligibility are needed and/or manageable;

          (d)  Potential innovative payment and delivery models

for Medicaid and other insurance plans, including, but not limited

to, accountable care organizations, bundled payments and

patient-centered medical homes;

          (e)  Whether the state should continue having a

federally-run health insurance exchange or opt for a state-run

health insurance exchange;

          (f)  Future of the State and School Employees Life and

Health Insurance Plan;

          (g)  Coordinating effort and resources among the various

health care providers, including, but not limited to, Federally

Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), hospitals, health department

offices and other private primary care clinics;

          (h)  Establishment of a statewide strategic plan for

health and health care;

          (i)  Increasing capacity for primary care in the State

of Mississippi; and

          (j)  Assisting health care providers in the transition

to post-health care reform policies and payment methodologies.

     (3)  The commission shall meet monthly and shall have its

first meeting no later than July 1, 2014.  At that first meeting,

the commission shall elect from among its membership a chairman

and other officers, if any, determined to be necessary.  A

majority of the membership of the commission shall constitute a

quorum, and an affirmative vote of a majority of the commission

shall be required for all actions taken.  All members must be

notified in writing of all meetings at least five (5) days before

the date on which a meeting of the commission is scheduled.

     (4)  The members of the commission shall serve without

compensation.

     (5)  The state agencies represented on the commission shall

provide appropriate staff support to assist the commission in

carrying out its duties, and the commission may consult with

employees of any state agency necessary to accomplish its

responsibilities.

     (6)  The commission is authorized and encouraged to create

subcommittees and working groups whose membership includes

noncommission members such as physicians and other health care

providers, and representatives of hospitals, associations,

advocacy groups and consumers.

     (7)  The commission shall prepare and submit its initial

report that contains a detailed statement of findings, conclusions

and recommendations of the commission to the Legislature and the

Governor not later than September 1, 2015.  After the initial

report, the commission shall continue in existence and shall

prepare and submit a follow-up report to the Legislature and the

Governor annually not later than September 1 of the year.

     SECTION 2.  Sections 41-95-1, 41-95-3, 41-95-5 and 41-95-7 which is the Mississippi Health Policy Act of 1994, are hereby repealed.

     SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from

and after its passage.