Improved Children's Access to Primary Care via Medicaid
This act aims to enhance children's access to primary healthcare through the Medicaid program. It ensures higher payment rates for doctors and other specialists, encouraging more providers to accept Medicaid patients. Citizens can expect easier access to family doctors, pediatricians, and other specialists, leading to better healthcare for children.
Key points
Higher payment rates for family medicine, pediatric, and obstetrics/gynecology physicians in Medicaid to increase their availability.
Expansion of eligible specialists and facilities for higher payments, including nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and rural health clinics.
Requirement for managed care plans to also pay these higher rates, ensuring consistency across the system.
Mandate for a study to assess the impact of these changes on the number of children enrolled in Medicaid and provider availability.
Introduced
Citizen Poll