Bill > HB1420

This bill: - Establishes a public awareness campaign by the Department of Public Welfare to provide information to the general public, first responders, healthcare workers, and other frontline workers and their families about mental health resources and services available during the COVID-19 pandemic, including for issues such as post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, and substance use disorder. - Increases the monthly state supplemental assistance amounts for residents of domiciliary care homes and personal care homes starting in fiscal year 2022-2023. - Requires the Department of Human Services to make capitation payments to Medicaid managed care organizations to support minimum payment rates for nonpublic and county nursing facilities under the Community HealthChoices program from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025. - Establishes a requirement for county and nonpublic nursing facilities to demonstrate that at least 70% of their total costs are for resident care or other resident-related costs, with potential financial penalties for non-compliance. - Allows the Department of the Auditor General to audit and review pharmacy benefits managers that provide services to Medicaid managed care organizations. - Makes various other changes related to the LIFE program, the agency with choice model, limits on reimbursements to counties, nursing facility assessments, and managed care organization assessments.

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/bill_history.cfm?syear=2021&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=1420