FY 2014-15 Legislative Requests for Information Reports

The Department is requested to submit a plan to the Joint Budget Committee by November 1, 2014 for an ongoing annual process to address disparities in Medicaid rates that limit client access to cost-effective care. The proposed process must include opportunities for legislative input and modification. The proposed process must provide actions that can be taken to improve or preserve client access and quality of care in years when state funding for rates is flat or declining as well as years when funding increases. The Department is also requested to report on rate setting procedures used by other public and private insurers and evaluate the applicability of those processes to addressing rate disparities in Colorado. The plan should include an estimate of administrative costs and any statutory changes that may be necessary for implementation.

Legislative Request for Information #1

The Department is requested to submit a report to the Joint Budget Committee, by November 1, 2014, identifying when clients may be experiencing difficulty accessing cost-effective care. As part of the report, the Department is requested to submit a plan for improving the metrics with a dual goal of developing and implementing intervention procedures where appropriate and providing quantifiable data to support rate setting decisions.

Legislative Request for Information #2

The Department is requested to submit a report by November 1, 2014, to the Joint Budget Committee, providing information on the implementation of the Accountable Care Collaborative Organization project. In the report, the Department is requested to inform the Committee on how many Medicaid clients are enrolled in the program, the current administrative fees and costs for the program, and performance results with an emphasis on the fiscal impact.

Legislative Request for Information #4

The Department is requested to submit a report to the Joint Budget Committee on November 1, 2014 regarding the status of the distribution of the full program equivalents for the developmental disabilities waivers. The report is requested to identify any current or possible future issues which would prevent the distribution and enrollment of all full program equivalents noted in the FY 2014-15 Long Bill.

Legislative Request for Information #5

The Department is requested to submit a report by November 1 of each year to the Joint Budget Committee on the services that receive reimbursement from the federal government under the S.B. 97-101 public school health services program. The report is requested to include information on the type of services, how those services meet the definition of medical necessity, and the total amount of federal dollars that were distributed to each school under the program. The report should also include information on how many children were served by the program.

Legislative Request for Information #7