Archive: Public Health Insurance Reform

  • Patients First Medicaid Reform Act March 15, 2013

    Patients First Medicaid Reform Act Summary This legislation would put patients in charge of their care and provide them incentives to control their medical dollars.  Although not spelled out in the legislation itself, as with all waivers and model legislation, [...]

  • Resolution on Medicaid Funding Through a Federal Block Grant March 15, 2013

    Resolution on Medicaid Funding Through a Federal Block Grant Model Resolution WHEREAS, Total U.S. Medicaid spending in 2006 exceeded $303 billion; and WHEREAS, The share of federal Medicaid funding provided to the states is determined by a state-by-state matching percentage, [...]

  • SCHIP Anti-Crowd-Out Act March 15, 2013

    SCHIP Anti-Crowd-Out Act Model Legislation Section 1. Short Title.  This Act shall be known as the “SCHIP Anti-Crowd-Out Act.” Section 2. Requirement Regarding Employer-Sponsored Coverage. (A)  Subject to this Section, no payment may be made under the State Children’s Health [...]

  • Resolution on Improving Quality and Lowering Costs for States Through Medicaid and Managed Care March 15, 2013

    Resolution on Improving Quality and Lowering Costs for States Through Medicaid and Managed Care Summary This resolution encourages the implementation of coordinated, risk-based, capitated programs to control costs and improve quality of care for all Medicaid beneficiaries, including those requiring [...]

  • Resolution Supporting Private Market Initiatives For Children’s Health Insurance Programs March 15, 2013

    Resolution Supporting Private Market Initiatives For Children’s Health Insurance Programs Model Resolution WHEREAS, the U.S Congress passed a provision in the 1997 Budget Agreement allocating $24 billion over the next five years to the states in order to provide health [...]

  • Resolution on Federal Medicaid and Welfare Block Grants March 15, 2013

    Resolution on Federal Medicaid and Welfare Block Grants Summary A Resolution supporting the adoption of Federal Medicaid and Welfare Block Grants which would transfer both the financial authority and decision making power to the states to operate the programs as [...]

  • Medicaid Managed Long-Term Services and Supports Act March 15, 2013

    Medicaid Managed Long-Term Services and Supports Act Summary The purpose of this Act is to implement a coordinated, capitated long-term care program for Medicaid beneficiaries who are chronically ill or have disabilities and who need health and long-term care services and [...]

  • Medicaid Consumer-Directed Care Act March 15, 2013

    Medicaid Consumer-Directed Care Act  Summary The purpose of this Act is to allow consumers to be in charge of directing their own care.  In the existing system, disabled Medicaid beneficiaries have very little control over the long term care services [...]

  • Optional Medicaid Benefits Evaluation Act March 15, 2013

    Optional Medicaid Benefits Evaluation Act Model Legislation Section 1. Title.  This Act shall be known as the “Optional Medicaid Benefits Evaluation Act.” Section 2. Definitions. (A)  “Medicaid” is the federal Title XIX Medical Assistance program administered by states and funded [...]