House Bill 334 Summary

• Appropriates $4.691777 billion to the Department of Health and Welfare Division of Medicaid for fiscal year 2024 (July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024) across five programs: Medicaid Administration and Medical Management, Coordinated Medicaid Plan, Enhanced Medicaid Plan, Basic Medicaid Plan, and Expansion Medicaid Plan.

• Limits the Medicaid Administration and Medical Management Program to 213 full-time equivalent positions and prohibits transfer of trustee and benefit payments funds to other expense classes or programs.

• Requires monthly Medicaid tracking reports comparing appropriations to actual and forecasted expenditures, with updated projections for the next fiscal year's trustee and benefit costs.

• Mandates implementation of cost-sharing for Medicaid-eligible services for expanded population children with family income between 185% and 300% of federal poverty limit, and requires a managed care implementation progress report by December 1, 2023.

• Appropriates an additional $6.216100 million for Enhanced Medicaid Plan trustee and benefit payments for fiscal year 2023 (July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023).