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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 51 – Medicaid products/H&W Dept contract

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 51

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HCR051.....................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
MEDICAID PRODUCTS - Stating findings of the Legislature; encouraging the
Department of Health and Welfare to contract with a limited number of
providers of certain Medicaid products and services and to seek additional
opportunities for consolidated purchasing; and requesting a report to the
Legislature.
                                                                        
02/23    House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/24    Rpt prt - to Health/Wel
03/09    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/10    2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/15    3rd rdg - ADOPTED - 68-0-2
      AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barraclough, Barrett, Bastian, Bayer,
      Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black, Block, Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford,
      Cannon, Chadderdon, Clark, Collins, Crow, Deal, Denney, Edmunson,
      Eskridge, Field(18), Field(23), Garrett, Hart, Harwood, Henbest,
      Henderson, Jaquet, Kemp, Lake, LeFavour, Loertscher, Martinez,
      Mathews, McGeachin, McKague, Miller, Mitchell, Moyle, Nielsen,
      Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Pence, Raybould, Ring, Ringo, Roberts, Rusche,
      Rydalch, Sali, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(2), Shepherd(8), Shirley,
      Skippen, Smith(30), Smith(24), Smylie, Snodgrass, Stevenson, Trail,
      Wood, Mr. Speaker
      NAYS -- None
      Absent and excused -- Ellsworth, Wills
    Floor Sponsor - Bilbao
    Title apvd - To Senate
03/16    Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Health/Wel
03/22    Rpt out - rec d/p - to 10th Ord
03/24    10th Ord - ADOPTED - voice vote
    Floor Sponsor - McGee
    Title apvd - to House
03/27    To enrol
03/28    Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/29    Pres signed - To Secretary of State

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  ]]]]              LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO             ]]]]
 Fifty-eighth Legislature                   Second Regular Session - 2006
                                                                        
                                                                        
                              IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                                                        
                             HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 51
                                                                        
                                 BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
                                                                        
  1                               A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
  2    STATING FINDINGS OF THE LEGISLATURE, ENCOURAGING THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH  AND
  3        WELFARE TO CONTRACT WITH A LIMITED NUMBER OF PROVIDERS OF CERTAIN MEDICAID
  4        PRODUCTS  AND  SERVICES  AND TO SEEK ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONSOLI-
  5        DATED PURCHASING AND REQUESTING A REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE.
                                                                        
  6    Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
                                                                        
  7        WHEREAS, the Medicaid Program in the state of Idaho  is  unsustainable  in
  8    its  current  form  and  should  be reformed so that eligibility, benefits and
  9    delivery systems match client health needs; and
 10        WHEREAS, limiting the number of contracts between the Idaho Department  of
 11    Health  and  Welfare and suppliers of certain health-related products and ser-
 12    vices will increase the purchasing power  of  public  funds  and  may  provide
 13    opportunities to control quality; and
 14        WHEREAS,  selective  contracting  is  a  standard  health  management tool
 15    employed by the private health financing sector.
 16        NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the members of the Second  Regular  Ses-
 17    sion  of  the Fifty-eighth Idaho Legislature, the House of Representatives and
 18    the Senate concurring therein, that the Legislature  of  the  State  of  Idaho
 19    encourages  the  Department  of  Health and Welfare to contract with a limited
 20    number of providers of certain Medicaid products and services  including,  but
 21    not  limited  to,  dental services, transportation brokers and durable medical
 22    equipment such as incontinence supplies.
 23        BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature encourages the  Department  of
 24    Health  and Welfare to seek additional opportunities for consolidated purchas-
 25    ing.
 26        BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature acknowledges that this initia-
 27    tive will require approval of the federal Centers for  Medicare  and  Medicaid
 28    Services (CMS) prior to implementation.
 29        BE  IT  FURTHER  RESOLVED  that  the  Department  of Health and Welfare is
 30    requested to report the results of such programs to the First Regular  Session
 31    of  the  Fifty-ninth Idaho Legislature along with recommendations for any fur-
 32    ther legislative action.

Statement of Purpose / Fiscal Impact



                       STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

                             RS 16131

This House Concurrent Resolution requests that the Legislature
encourage the Department of Health and Welfare to pursue
selective contracting for certain Medicaid services and supplies
in order to increase the purchasing power of Medicaid funds. Cost
efficiencies through such programs will result in savings to the
Medicaid program. The Department of Health and Welfare will
report the results of such programs to the Legislature along with
recommendations for further legislative action.


                          FISCAL NOTE
                                
The implementation of selective contracting for certain Medicaid
services and supplies will result in savings to the General Fund
of $189,000 in fiscal year 2007.



Contact
Name: Representative Tom Loertscher 
Phone: (208) 332-1000


STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE                        HCR 51