Bill No.: SF0102 Drafter: JWL

LSO No.: 11LSO-0155 Effective Date: 3/10/2011

Enrolled Act No.: SEA0093

Chapter No.: 195

Prime Sponsor: Joint Labor, Health and Social Services Interim Committee

Catch Title: Medicaid cost study.

Subject: Study and report on costs for Medicaid expansion under federal health care reform.

Summary/Major Elements:

• This act:

o Directs the Governor's office to designate an oversight organization to study the cost of expanding Medicaid eligibility as mandated by federal health care reform;

o Defines study requirements, including: development of total cost estimates for each category of Medicaid expansion; costs using a variety of state-federal cost sharing scenarios; costs through calendar year 2020 and by state and federal fiscal years; effect of changing utilization rates; effect of anticipated cost controls; effect of intentional income reduction to become Medicaid eligible; effect of benefit changes for existing Medicaid-eligibles; off-setting savings from elimination or decrease in non-Medicaid health programs;

o Specifies intended uses of the study results;

o Creates a legislative advisory committee consisting of two JAC members and two Labor Committee members;

o Requires the study be completed by Sept. 1, 2012 and reported to Joint Labor Committee and JAC before the 2013 General Session

Comments:

Report to Joint Labor and JAC before 2013 General Session.

Appropriates $100,000 GF to Governor's Office for the study and $20,000 GF to LSO for legislative advisory committee expenses.