Current Status Introducing Body:Senate Bill Number:466 Primary Sponsor:Saleeby Committee Number:13 Type of Legislation:CR Subject:Medicaid eligibility requirements Residing Body:Senate Current Committee:Medical Affairs Companion Bill Number:3227 Computer Document Number:466 Introduced Date:Jan 15, 1991 Last History Body:Senate Last History Date:Jan 15, 1991 Last History Type:Introduced, referred to Committee Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Saleeby Land McConnell Mullinax Pope Type of Legislation:Concurrent Resolution
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466 Senate Jan 15, 1991 Introduced, referred to 13
Committee
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DIRECTING THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FINANCE COMMISSION TO REVIEW THE MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AND DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF ELIGIBLE MEDICAID RECIPIENTS WHO ARE DENIED BENEFITS BECAUSE OF FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH MEDICAID PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS.
Whereas, the South Carolina Joint Insurance Study Committee has undertaken a study to reduce the rate of increase in health care costs in South Carolina and the number of the uninsured population; and
Whereas, the Joint Health Care Planning and Oversight Committee currently is studying the Medicaid procedural requirements and should be commended for its efforts; and
Whereas, one finding of the committee is that a large number of eligible Medicaid recipients are not offered benefits because of procedural denials; and
Whereas, the uninsured population could be reduced if the number of eligible Medicaid recipients being denied benefits through procedural denials is reduced. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate, the House of Representatives concurring:
That the Health and Human Services Finance Commission conduct a review of the Medicaid eligibility requirements to determine the number of eligible Medicaid recipients being denied benefits because of failure to comply with Medicaid procedural requirements.