Today@NCCapitol (June 10): House prepares to roll out Medicaid reform bill
Members of the state House are preparing to roll out a Medicaid reform plan that would change how the state's health insurance system for the poor and disabled operates over the next six years.
Posted — UpdatedThe six-page bill provided to members of the committee Tuesday night is a basic outline of how a "provider-driven" system might work. It calls for a transition over six years that would gradually make the state's Medicaid costs more predictable. The idea is to have providers take on risk associated with the costs associated with caring for patients. A new Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Medicaid would keep tabs on the redrawn system.
"We know we can improve further. We can focus on the health outcomes of our citizens. We can focus on greater budget stability and predictability in the future and build on those things that are very strong in North Carolina," House Budget Chairman Rep. Nelson Dollar, R-Wake, said Tuesday before the proposed committee substitute was distributed.
In particular, Dollar said he would like to see North Carolina's doctors continue to see Medicaid patients at the same high rate relative to other states that they do now.
In the past, Senate leaders have pushed plans that would turn to managed-care companies to control costs.
"We believe this House bill incorporates many of the items that have been discussed with members of both chambers, and we hope we can continue to build support for a North Carolina-based solution," Dollar said. "We don't believe we should have out-of-state management companies getting in between patients and their doctors."
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