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House substitutes HB 122 to let private carriers mirror Medicaid 1115 waiver options, adds reporting and intent language
Summary
The House adopted a first substitute to HB 122 to allow private insurers to offer 'same-or-similar' benefit designs to a population targeted by the Department of Health's Medicaid 1115 waiver; the bill requires annual reporting by the insurance commissioner and the Department of Health and includes intent language encouraging public-private cooperation.
Representative Rebecca Lockhart introduced first substitute House Bill 122, explaining it responds to a Department of Health application for a Medicaid 1115 waiver that expands coverage to a broader population while reducing benefit levels for cost neutrality. Lockhart said the substitute enables market carriers (insurers) to offer the…
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