E2SSB 5083 — Ensuring access to primary care, behavioral health, and affordable hospital services.

What this bill does

Requires licensed hospitals that participate in Medicaid programs to contract with the Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB) and School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB) system carriers upon receipt of a good faith offer. Limits reimbursement for inpatient and outpatient services from PEBB and SEBB plans to licensed hospitals, except certain Critical Access and Sole Community Hospitals, beginning on January 1, 2027. Provides different reimbursement limits for children's hospitals and minimum reimbursement limits for primary care and nonfacility-based behavioral health services.

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Floor votes

• House — Final Passage as Amended by the House · April 22, 2025
  57 yea · 39 nay · 2 not voting
• Senate — Final Passage as Amended by the House · April 24, 2025
  29 yea · 19 nay
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 11, 2025
  30 yea · 19 nay

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