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This bill establishes a Joint Legislative Committee on Medicaid Oversight to enhance transparency and efficiency in Florida's Medicaid program. The committee will consist of ten members (five from the Senate and five from the House of Representatives) who will serve two-year terms, with a chair and vice chair rotating annually between the two legislative chambers. The committee's primary responsibilities include comprehensively evaluating the state Medicaid program, focusing on program financing, quality of care, health outcomes, and administrative functions. The committee will have broad powers to review Medicaid managed care plans' data, including encounter data, financials, health outcome metrics, and performance improvement projects. They will also be authorized to identify areas for improvement in Medicaid-related statutes and rules, and develop future action plans for the program. The bill requires the Auditor General and the Agency for Health Care Administration to enter into a data-sharing agreement by July 1, 2025, and mandates that the agency notify the committee of any changes to Medicaid managed care capitation rates and submit copies of all Medicaid-related reports to the committee. Members will serve without compensation but can be reimbursed for travel expenses, and the committee is empowered to access state agency records, compel testimony, and conduct investigations to fulfill its oversight mandate.

Budget and Finance

Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Senate)

https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2025/1060