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House
File
815
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
815
BY
RINKER
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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815
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
8
applying
a
two
and
one-half
percent
increase
to
the
specific
9
provider’s
current
reimbursement
rate.
10
EXPLANATION
11
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
12
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
13
This
bill
provides
for
an
annual
automatic
increase
in
the
14
reimbursement
rates
for
Medicaid
providers.
15
The
bill
provides
that
notwithstanding
any
provision
of
16
law
to
the
contrary
regarding
inflation
factors
or
indexing
17
of
Medicaid
provider
reimbursement
rates,
and
in
addition
18
to
any
other
change
in
reimbursement
rates
specified
for
a
19
fiscal
year,
the
department
of
health
and
human
services
shall
20
automatically
increase
the
reimbursement
rate
of
a
Medicaid
21
provider
on
July
1,
annually,
by
applying
a
2.5
percent
22
increase
to
the
specific
provider’s
current
reimbursement
rate.
23
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