MD HB971

Requires the Maryland Medical Advisory Committee to form subcommittees and workgroups as necessary to carry out its duties overseeing the state's Medicaid managed care programs

Establishes a Workgroup to Study the Adoption of a Fee-for-Service Model for All Medicaid Services, comprising one state senator, one delegate, a Maryland Health Care Commission representative, and Governor-appointed members including Medicaid providers and advocates

Directs the workgroup to review Connecticut's experience with fee-for-service Medicaid delivery, examining cost savings from eliminating managed care organizations, impacts on provider participation, and access to services

Requires the workgroup to examine feasibility of implementing a direct care payment model statewide and propose a potential transition timeline

Workgroup must report findings to the Maryland Medicaid Advisory Committee and General Assembly by January 1, 2027; the workgroup provision automatically expires June 30, 2027