Idaho Bills
3 bills · 2020 Regular Session
Adds to existing law to provide for a Medicaid state plan amendment allowing reimbursement for parents as teachers.
The purpose of this bill is to amend the State Plan to cover home visitation for Medicaid participants. Cost-benefit analyses show that high quality home visiting programs offer returns on investment ranging from $1.75 to $5.70 for every dollar spent due to reduced costs of child protection, K-12 special education and grade retention, and criminal justice expense. This estimate uses the mid-point of $3.26. The goal is to provide services for families prenatal through age five in the home setting by a qualified provider.
Relates to the appropriation to the Department of Health and Welfare for fiscal year 2021.
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Amends and adds to existing law to provide for the establishment of Medicaid reimbursement payment methods and to provide for a temporary reduction in certain reimbursements.
This legislation reduces net reimbursements to hospitals and nursing facilities in SFY 2020 and SFY 2021 to help achieve the Medicaid general fund needs of a 1% overall reduction in SFY 2020 and a 2% reduction in SFY 2021. It directs the Department of Health and Welfare to work collaborative with hospital and nursing facility providers to update reimbursement methods. For hospitals it involves a statewide move to value-based payment and the establishment of a quality payment program. For both hospitals and nursing facilities, the legislation will move Medicaid payment methods away from cost-based reimbursement to allow better control of Medicaid expenditures as well as incentivize and promote quality care and better health outcomes.
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