H8335

Expands the patient-centered medical home program to all Medicaid-accepting independent primary care practices and nurse practitioners and increases.

This bill expands the patient-centered medical home program to all Medicaid-accepting independent primary care practices and nurse practitioners. It increases reimbursement rates to match those in Massachusetts and Connecticut. The bill includes a fifteen percent increase on January 1, 2027, and full alignment by July 1, 2027. Managed care organizations must pay an automatic access payment supplement of eight to fifteen dollars per month for each attributed Medicaid patient in qualifying independent practices. The bill aims to prevent further closures and reduce system-wide costs.