Bill > HB971

This bill requires the Maryland Medical Advisory Committee, a group that advises the state on its Medicaid program, to create subcommittees and workgroups as needed to perform its duties. It specifically establishes a "Workgroup to Study the Adoption of a Fee-for-Service Model for All Medicaid Services" to investigate the practicality of shifting Maryland's entire Medicaid program, which provides health coverage for low-income individuals, to a direct payment system instead of using managed care organizations. This workgroup will examine how other states have implemented similar models, review relevant research, and propose a potential timeline for such a transition, ultimately reporting its findings and recommendations to the Advisory Committee and legislative leaders by January 1, 2027.