Relating to administrative operations space cost limitations applicable to a Medicaid managed care organization

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Where it is now

Done: IntroducedMarch 4, 2019
Done: SubcommitteeMarch 5, 2019
Stopped: Senate committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
Next: Passes the Senate
Next: House committee
Next: Passes the House
Next: To the Governor
Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

AI summary The Department of Human Services will require Medicaid companies to limit how much they spend on renting office space in Iowa. These companies must submit their lease agreements to the state to prove they are paying a reasonable amount. Once checked, the state will make these lease agreements available for the public to see.¹

Read the official explanation

This bill requires the department of human services (DHS) to contractually require that a Medicaid managed care organization (MCO) limit the costs for the leasing of administrative operations space in the state to a reasonable amount. The bill defines “reasonable amount” as an amount that is no more than percent of the highest rate for rental of commercial office space per square foot in the state. The bill also requires an MCO to submit a copy of any lease agreement for rental of administrative operations space in the state to DHS to ensure compliance and requires DHS to make the agreement available to the public as part of the Medicaid managed care annual report.

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Senate subcommittee

Named March 5, 2019. It hasn’t reported yet.

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Lobbying

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