MontanaMedicaid contracts would adjust fees yearly for providers besides physicians
The proposal would require Montana Medicaid contracts with providers who are not physicians to include yearly fee increases tied to inflation for similar services.
What it does
Medicaid contracts with providers who are not physicians would require fee adjustments every 12 months. Increases would have to at least match the previous year's inflation for similar services.
Argument forYearly adjustments could help providers keep their Medicaid payments in step with rising prices for similar services.
Argument againstRequired yearly fee increases could raise Medicaid spending when prices for similar services rise.
More detail
Medicaid contracts with providers who are not physicians would have to include a rule for adjusting covered service fees. The requirement would cover fees for Medicaid-covered services under contracts with providers who are not physicians. Fee increases would have to at least match the previous year's percentage increase in the federal Consumer Price Index for similar services, which measures price changes. Adjustments would apply every 12 months throughout the contract. The proposed effective date was July 1, 2025, but the bill died without becoming law.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Died
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- May 23(S) Died in ProcessDied
- Mar 12(S) Missed Deadline for General Bill Transmittal
- Mar 5(S) Fiscal Note Printed
- Mar 4(S) Fiscal Note Unsigned
- Vote recorded to_table. Result: pass.Upper
- Mar 4(S) Fiscal Note ReceivedMinor
- Mar 4(S) Tabled in Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and SafetyMinor
- Feb 27(S) Hearing - (S) Public Health, Welfare and Safety
- Feb 27(S) Fiscal Note Requested
- Feb 27(S) Referred to Committee - (S) Public Health, Welfare and SafetyMinor
- Feb 26(S) 1st Reading
- Feb 26(S) Introduced
- Feb 26(LC) Draft Delivered to Requester
- Feb 24(LC) Draft Ready for Delivery
- Feb 24(LC) Draft in Assembly
- Feb 24(LC) Draft in Final Drafter Review
- Feb 23(LC) Draft in Input/Proofing
- Feb 20(LC) Draft in Edit
- Feb 19(LC) Draft in Legal Review
- 2024
- Dec 11(LC) Drafter AssignedIntroduced
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