Medicaid Managed Care Responsibility and Equity Act
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Dec 10, 2013)
Medicaid Managed Care Responsibility and Equity Act - Amends titles XIX (Medicaid) and XXI (Children's Health Insurance) (CHIP) of the Social Security Act (SSA) with respect to managed care requirements.
Requires a minimum medical loss ratio of at least 85% for Medicaid and CHIP managed care plans under contracts between a state and a managed medical care entity (health maintenance organization), but a minimum ratio of only 80% for an entity in which at least 10% of the enrollees are optional targeted low-income children.
Prescribes administrative penalties for failure to maintain such ratios.
Applies the same minimum medical loss ratios to a state child health (CHIP) plan, except for a medical loss ratio of at least 80% for managed care organizations.
What just happenedDec 10, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateDec 10, 2013
- Dec 10, 2013IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Dec 10, 2013IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate