Revision: Feb. 2, 2022, 4:05 p.m.
Health and Human Services
February 2, 2022
2022-0468s
05/08
Amendment to SB 422-FN
Amend the bill by replacing section 3 with the following:
3 Appropriation; Centene Corporation Settlement. Notwithstanding RSA 7:6-e, the sum of $21,148,822 received from the settlement of December, 2021 between New Hampshire and the Centene Corporation and its affiliates (“Centene”), relative to pharmacy benefits in the Medicaid program shall be appropriated to the department of health and human services and shall not lapse. Of said sum:
I. The first $2,420,203 of funds received by the state shall be used by the department of health and human services to meet the financial requirements of completing the Medicaid Care Management SFY 20 Risk Corridor calculation.
II. The remaining $18,728,619 shall be used to fund the non-federal share of an adult dental benefit in the Medicaid program.
III. In the event an adult dental benefit in the Medicaid program is not implemented by June 30, 2023, the sum allocated under paragraph II shall be transferred as follows:
(a) 10 percent of the funds shall be transferred to the revenue stabilization reserve account pursuant to RSA 7:6-e, I; and
(b) The remainder of the funds shall be transferred to the general fund.
IV. The department of health and human services may accept and expend matching federal funds without prior approval of the fiscal committee of the general court.
2022-0468s
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill requires the commissioner of the department of health and human services to solicit information and to contract with dental managed care organizations to provide dental care to persons under the Medicaid managed care program. The bill also appropriates the settlement funds received by the state from its settlement with the Centene Corporation to the department of health and human services for the purpose of funding the non-federal share of the adult dental benefit program and to complete the Medicaid Care Management SFY 20 Risk Corridor calculation.