SENATE BILL 835

File Code: Insurance - Health Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1366

Sponsored By:

Senator Astle

Entitled:

Managed Care Organizations - Adjustment to Capitation Payments - Quality Improvement Incentive

Synopsis:

Authorizing the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, in consultation with the Insurance Commissioner, as a quality improvement incentive, to adjust capitation payments for a managed care organization based on the performance of the managed care organization on a core set of performance measures; repealing the authority of the Secretary to adjust capitation payments for a managed care organization if the loss ratio is less than 85%; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

2/11

First Reading Senate Rules

2/21

Re-referred Finance

2/23

Hearing 3/16 at 1:00 p.m.

3/28

Unfavorable Report by Finance

House Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF

INSURANCE ADMINISTRATION

MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- HEALTH MAINT ORGS

PRICES -see also- CONSUMER PRICE INDEX

RULES AND REGULATIONS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Insurance

( 15-605 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered