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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
13
BY
COLLINS
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
annual
automatic
increases
in
Medicaid
1
provider
reimbursement
rates.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
3
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Section
1.
MEDICAID
PROVIDER
REIMBURSEMENT
RATES
——
ANNUAL
1
AUTOMATIC
INCREASES.
Notwithstanding
any
provision
of
law
2
to
the
contrary
regarding
inflation
factors
or
indexing
of
3
Medicaid
provider
reimbursement
rates,
and
in
addition
to
any
4
other
change
in
reimbursement
rates
specified
for
a
fiscal
5
year,
the
department
of
health
and
human
services
shall
6
automatically
increase
the
reimbursement
rate
of
a
provider
7
enrolled
in
the
Medicaid
program
on
July
1,
annually,
by
either
8
applying
the
percentage
equal
to
the
increase
in
the
consumer
9
price
index
for
all
urban
consumers
for
the
midwest
region
for
10
the
most
recent
available
twelve-month
period
published
in
the
11
federal
register
by
the
United
States
department
of
labor,
12
bureau
of
labor
statistics,
or
by
applying
a
two
and
one-half
13
percent
increase,
whichever
is
less,
to
the
specific
provider’s
14
current
reimbursement
rate.
15
EXPLANATION
16
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
17
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
18
This
bill
provides
for
an
annual
automatic
increase
in
the
19
reimbursement
rates
for
Medicaid
providers.
20
The
bill
provides
that
notwithstanding
any
provision
of
21
law
to
the
contrary
regarding
inflation
factors
or
indexing
22
of
Medicaid
provider
reimbursement
rates,
and
in
addition
23
to
any
other
change
in
reimbursement
rates
specified
for
a
24
fiscal
year,
the
department
of
health
and
human
services
shall
25
automatically
increase
the
reimbursement
rate
of
a
Medicaid
26
provider
on
July
1,
annually,
by
either
applying
the
percentage
27
equal
to
the
increase
in
the
consumer
price
index
for
all
urban
28
consumers
for
the
midwest
region
for
the
most
recent
available
29
12-month
period
published
in
the
federal
register
by
the
United
30
States
department
of
labor,
bureau
of
labor
statistics,
or
by
31
applying
a
2.5
percent
increase,
whichever
is
less,
to
the
32
specific
provider’s
current
reimbursement
rate.
33
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