Virginia Medicaid program and Medicaid-funded nonemergency transportation services; JLARC to study. (HJ40)
Introduced By
Del. Dave Albo (R-Springfield) with support from 11 copatrons, whose average partisan position is:
Those copatrons are Del. Kirk Cox (R-Colonial Heights), Del. Scott Garrett (R-Lynchburg), Del. Bill Howell (R-Fredericksburg), Del. Chris Jones (R-Suffolk), Del. Steve Landes (R-Weyers Cave), Del. Dave LaRock (R-Loudoun), Del. Jimmie Massie (R-Richmond), Del. Rick Morris (R-Carrollton), Del. John O'Bannon (R-Richmond), Del. Charles Poindexter (R-Glade Hill), Del. Tom Rust (R-Herndon)
Progress
✓ |
Introduced |
✓ |
Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
Description
Study; JLARC; Medicaid-funded transportation services in the Commonwealth; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) to review the Commonwealth's contract with Logisticare for Medicaid-funded transportation services, identify remedies and alternatives available to the Commonwealth to resolve the issues surrounding Logisticares questionable performance, and review the Department of Medical Assistance Services oversight of the Commonwealth's contract with Logisticare. The resolution provides that the Commonwealth's contract with Logisticare not be renewed or extended prior to the completion of this study. The resolution requests that JLARC report its findings no later than the first day of the 2015 Regular Session. Read the Bill »
Status
03/08/2014: failed house
History
Date | Action |
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12/31/2013 | Committee |
12/31/2013 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/14 14101865D |
12/31/2013 | Referred to Committee on Rules |
01/28/2014 | Assigned Rules sub: Studies |
01/30/2014 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (5-Y 0-N) |
01/31/2014 | Reported from Rules with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/31/2014 | Committee substitute printed 14104396D-H1 |
02/05/2014 | Passed by for the day |
02/06/2014 | Amendment #2 by Delegate Toscano rejected |
02/06/2014 | Amendment #1 by Delegate Toscano agreed to |
02/06/2014 | Taken up |
02/06/2014 | Committee substitute agreed to 14104396D-H1 |
02/06/2014 | Amendment #1 by Delegate Toscano rejected |
02/06/2014 | Amendment #2 by Delegate Toscano agreed to |
02/06/2014 | Amendment #3 by Delegate Toscano rejected |
02/06/2014 | Passed by for the day |
02/07/2014 | Passed by for the day |
02/10/2014 | Taken up |
02/10/2014 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute with amendment HJ40EH1 |
02/10/2014 | Printed as engrossed 14104396D-EH1 |
02/10/2014 | Agreed to by House (70-Y 29-N) |
02/10/2014 | VOTE: ADOPTION (70-Y 29-N) (see vote tally) |
02/11/2014 | Reading waived |
02/11/2014 | Referred to Committee on Rules |
02/28/2014 | Reported from Rules with substitute |
02/28/2014 | Committee substitute printed 14105425D-S1 |
03/03/2014 | Reading waived (40-Y 0-N) |
03/04/2014 | Read third time |
03/04/2014 | Reading of substitute waived |
03/04/2014 | Committee substitute agreed to 14105425D-S1 |
03/04/2014 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HJ40S1 |
03/04/2014 | Agreed to by Senate with substitute |
03/04/2014 | Placed on Calendar |
03/05/2014 | Passed by for the day |
03/06/2014 | Senate substitute rejected by House 14105425D-S1 (28-Y 71-N) |
03/06/2014 | VOTE: REJECTED (28-Y 71-N) (see vote tally) |
03/06/2014 | Senate insisted on substitute |
03/06/2014 | Senate requested conference committee |
03/06/2014 | House acceded to request |
03/06/2014 | Conferees appointed by Senate |
03/06/2014 | Senators: Marsden, Puller, Hanger |
03/06/2014 | Conferees appointed by House |
03/06/2014 | Delegates: Albo, Jones, Joannou |
03/08/2014 | No further action taken |
03/08/2014 | Failed to pass in House |
Comments
I have read this bill and approve of these common-sense reviews with an eye towards reform of the existing Medicaid system prior to entertaining any proposals to expand.
What is most shocking about the current Medicaid program is the unsustainable growth of the program: from $1.88 billion ten years ago to $3.7 billion now; from 15% of the Virginia budget 30 years ago to 21% now!
No - even with the feds paying 90 percent (and that is the promise TODAY) of the new enrollees under PPACA, this will break the budget of Virginia.
The GA needs to pass and implement House Joint Resolution No. 40 so that the budget is restrained and hard working Virginians have a chance to have their tax liability lowered.