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Committee debates expanding governor authority to move Medicaid populations into provider‑led PAS program; bill fails to meet threshold
Summary
House Bill 18‑82 would have allowed the governor, with ALC approval, to move defined Medicaid populations into the state PAS program to pursue utilization and cost savings; the amended bill clarifies governor authority and preserves 340B practice. The measure failed to reach the required 11‑vote threshold.
House Bill 18‑82, presented to the Public Health, Welfare and Labor Committee, proposed to let the governor (with Legislative Council/ALC approval) move specified Medicaid populations into the state’s provider‑led PAS program as a means to pursue utilization controls and potential savings.
The amendment the sponsor presented — which DHS helped draft — clarified two points: it would allow the governor to add a population not otherwise excluded from the PAS if the governor so chooses (subject to ALC approval), and it removed language that could inadvertently change how 340B‑priced drugs were handled for providers in the PAS program, preserving current 340B practice. Elizabeth Pittman of DHS…
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