Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 1299 amends the Government Code to require the commissioner of health and human services to appoint a task force to examine and evaluate rate-setting methodologies for the Medicaid program and the child health plan program. The bill requires the task force to examine certain issues, including the number of health care providers participating in the programs, the potential effects of developing incentive programs such as rate increases to recruit and retain providers in underserved areas, and a comparison of Texas' expenditures in the programs with those of certain other states.