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Bill would require transparency, appeals process for Medicaid managed-care procurements
Summary
A House bill heard by the Senate committee would direct the Department of Administration to adopt written policies for negotiated procurements of managed care organizations for Medicaid, including prohibitions on destroying records and a legislatively staffed appeals process for ties and other disputes.
A bill that would require greater transparency and an internal legislative appeals process for selecting managed care organizations (MCOs) for the state Medicaid program was presented to the Senate Committee on Public Health and Welfare on the morning of the hearing.
Revisor Jenna summarized House Bill 2,284, saying the measure “directs the Department of Administration to adopt written policies governing the negotiated procurement of managed care organizations…to provide state Medicaid services pursuant to a contract with the Kansas program of medical assistance.” She noted the bill would bar…
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