Delaware General Assembly

Lieu/Substituted 5/17/21

The General Assembly has ended, the current status is the final status.

SS 1 for SB 120

4/21/21

Townsend

Rep. Bentz

Sen. Ennis, Gay, Lockman, S. McBride, Sokola, Sturgeon
Reps. Baumbach, Brady, Griffith, Heffernan, K. Johnson, Kowalko, Lynn, Osienski, K. Williams, Wilson-Anton

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 AND TITLE 18 OF THE DELAWARE CODE, CHAPTER 189, VOLUME 82 OF THE LAWS OF DELAWARE, AND CHAPTER 392, VOLUME 81 OF THE LAWS OF DELAWARE, AS AMENDED BY CHAPTER 141, VOLUME 82 OF THE LAWS OF DELAWARE, RELATING TO PRIMARY CARE SERVICES.

This Act continues recent efforts to strengthen the primary care system in this State by doing the following: (1) Directing the Health Care Commission to monitor compliance with value-based care delivery models and develop, and monitor compliance with, alternative payment methods that promote value-based care. (2) Requiring rate filings limit aggregate unit price growth for inpatient, outpatient, and other medical services, to certain percentage increases over the next 4 years. (3) Requiring an insurance carrier to spend a certain percentage of its total cost on primary care over the next 4 years. (4) Requiring the Office of Value-Based Health Care Delivery to establish mandatory minimums for payment innovations, including alternative payment models, and evaluate annually whether primary care spending is increasing in compliance with the established mandatory minimums for payment innovations. Sections 2 and 3 of this Act revise the appointment process for members of the Primary Care Reform Collaborative who are not members by virtue of position to comply with the requirements of the Delaware Constitution. These revisions are largely similar to those proposed in Senate Substitute No. 1 to Senate Bill No. 59 (151st General Assembly) (“the Substitute”). As such, Section 2 is designed to take effect if the Substitute does not pass both chambers or passes but is not enacted; Section 3 is designed to take effect if the Substitute passes both chambers and is enacted. This Act also makes technical corrections to conform existing law to the standards of the Delaware Legislative Drafting Manual.

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