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or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HCR 111 Original 2018 Regular Session Bagley
Urges and requests the La. Department of Health (LDH) to require all Medicaid managed care plans
to participate in the quality incentive program.
Requests further that LDH do all of the following in connection with the Quality Incentive Program:
(1)Require the Medicaid managed care plans to report to LDH their quality incentive criteria,
how those criteria will improve the quality of care for Medicaid recipients, how costs will
be reduced, what efforts were made to allow all hospitals to participate, which hospitals
managed care plans have enrolled or plan to enroll in their quality incentive programs, and
the amount of incentive payments expected to be made to each hospital.
(2)Provide to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget, on or before Dec. 1, 2018, a copy
of the managed care plans' reports to LDH.
(3)Require managed care plans to provide testimony explaining their quality incentive programs
at the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget prior to the implementation of any quality
incentive program.