Committee debates evaluation framework for statewide health care delivery plan; members weigh Results‑Based Accountability vs broader evidence‑based approaches

The House Health Care Committee on May 7 considered draft S.126 language that would require the Agency of Human Services (AHS) to adopt an evaluation framework to assess development, implementation and impact of the statewide health care delivery strategic plan, and to include annual evaluation results in a Feb. 15 report to the Legislature.

Members debated whether the bill should name a specific methodology — Results‑Based Accountability (RBA) — or use broader language allowing AHS to adopt other evidence‑based approaches. Monica (AHS staff) described the agency’s approach to evaluation and cautioned against prescribing a single methodology: "we try to start with what's the problem we're trying to solve, where are we trying to go, and how are we gonna get there?" She emphasized tailoring evaluation methods to the question at hand.…