Greetings!
This has been a busy week at the Capitol in Jefferson City. The Legislature is in full stride now and are beginning to push bills through each Chamber. The first bill got all the way through the process this week and was sent to the Governor. Attached
here
, is a brief list of a few of the priority bills that we are watching (many of them are bills that we have had filed) and a current status report for each. This report will grow in the weeks to come as bills begin to work their way through the system.
Two updates:
- HB 188 – PDMP – was Third Read in the House this week and passed by a vote of 103 - 53. It will now move over to the Senate where it will begin the Committee process.
- We made good progress on the Medicaid Reimbursement issue this week. Thank you to those who have been sending us data to help us identify the extent of the problem. On Wednesday we sent a detailed letter to Medicaid Director Todd Richardson with some proposed corrective steps that MHD could take to rectify this problem. We will keep you up to date on our progress as we move forward.
Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you for your support.
Ron L. Fitzwater, CAE, MBA
Chief Executive Officer
