Nebraska LR 404: Interim study to provide continued oversight of and updates regarding the execution and administration of medicaid expansion by the Dept. of Health and Human Services

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ONE HUNDRED SIXTH LEGISLATURE
SECOND SESSION
LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION 404

Introduced by Morfeld, 46; Howard, 9.
PURPOSE: The purpose of this interim study is to provide continued oversight
of and updates regarding the execution and administration of medicaid expansion
by the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat.
§68-992.
In November 2018, the people of Nebraska voted to expand access to the
medical assistance program through Initiative No. 427. On April 1, 2019, the
Division of Medicaid and Long-Term Care of the Department of Health and Human
Services submitted three state plan amendments to the federal Centers for
Medicaid and Medicare Services, which are necessary to implement medicaid
expansion. Expanded coverage is expected to begin October 1, 2020, with
enrollment beginning August 1, 2020.
The issues addressed by this interim study shall include, but not be
limited to:
(1) The hiring and retention of employees tasked with determining
eligibility for expanded medicaid coverage through the Heritage Health Adult
program;
(2) Any challenges to beneficiaries, providers, contractors, or the
department in implementing the medical assistance program;
(3) The effectiveness of educational media and programming relating to the
enrollment of individuals in the medical assistance program; and
(4) Any other issues relating to expanded edicaid coverage in Nebraska.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE ONE HUNDRED SIXTH
LEGISLATURE OF NEBRASKA, SECOND SESSION:
1. That the Health and Human Services Committee of the Legislature shall
be designated to conduct an interim study to carry out the purposes of this
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resolution.
2. That the committee shall upon the conclusion of its study make a report
of its findings, together with its recommendations, to the Legislative Council
or Legislature.
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