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MI HB4496
MI HB4496Human services: medical services; general changes to the medical assistance program; provide for. Amends secs. 105b & 109f of 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.105b & 400.109f) & repeals secs. 105c & 105f of 1939 PA 280 (MCL 400.105c & 400.105f).
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Introduced
05/02/2023
05/02/2023
In Committee
06/27/2023
06/27/2023
Crossed Over
06/13/2023
06/13/2023
Passed
06/27/2023
06/27/2023
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
07/19/2023
07/19/2023
Introduced Session
102nd Legislature
Bill Summary
AN ACT to amend 1939 PA 280, entitled ?An act to protect the welfare of the people of this state; to provide general assistance, hospitalization, infirmary and medical care to poor or unfortunate persons; to provide for compliance by this state with the social security act; to provide protection, welfare and services to aged persons, dependent children, the blind, and the permanently and totally disabled; to administer programs and services for the prevention and treatment of delinquency, dependency and neglect of children; to create a state department of social services; to prescribe the powers and duties of the department; to provide for the interstate and intercounty transfer of dependents; to create county and district departments of social services; to create within certain county departments, bureaus of social aid and certain divisions and offices thereunder; to prescribe the powers and duties of the departments, bureaus and officers; to provide for appeals in certain cases; to prescribe the powers and duties of the state department with respect to county and district departments; to prescribe certain duties of certain other state departments, officers, and agencies; to make an appropriation; to prescribe penalties for the violation of the provisions of this act; and to repeal certain parts of this act on specific dates,? by amending sections 105b and 109f (MCL 400.105b and 400.109f), section 105b as added by 2007 PA 100 and section 109f as amended by 2017 PA 224; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Social Welfare Act of 1939 to make several changes to the state's Medicaid program. The key provisions include:
1. Requiring the Department of Health and Human Services to create incentives for Medicaid recipients who practice positive health behaviors, such as participating in health screenings and attending medical appointments. The department is also required to establish pay-for-performance incentives for Medicaid managed care organizations.
2. Directing the department to establish a preferred product and service formulary program for durable medical equipment, potentially in partnership with Medicare, to achieve savings and efficiencies.
3. Requiring the department to seek funding for electronic health records and other health information technology initiatives using Medicaid funds.
4. Mandating the department to support the use of Medicaid funds for specialty services and supports for eligible Medicaid beneficiaries with serious mental illness, developmental disabilities, emotional disturbances, or substance use disorders, which will be managed and delivered by specialty prepaid health plans.
The bill also repeals two sections of the Social Welfare Act related to Medicaid eligibility and third-party liability.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (20)
Graham Filler (R)*,
Abraham Aiyash (D),
Erin Byrnes (D),
Tyrone Carter (D),
Jaime Churches (D),
Kevin Coleman (D),
Alabas Farhat (D),
John Fitzgerald (D),
Carol Glanville (D),
Phil Green (R),
Rachel Hood (D),
Tullio Liberati (D),
Mike McFall (D),
Donavan McKinney (D),
Veronica Paiz (D),
Carrie Rheingans (D),
Helena Scott (D),
Will Snyder (D),
Samantha Steckloff (D),
Dale Zorn (R),
Last Action
Assigned Pa 99'23 With Immediate Effect (on 07/19/2023)
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