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Senate approves EDGE credits, managed care contract controls

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* The Senate has approved a revamped EDGE tax credit. Nobody voted against it. The bill now goes to the governor, who got most of what he wanted, according to Greg Hinz last week.

* The Senate has also concurred on this House amendment to SB1446…

Amends the Illinois Procurement Code. Provides that an exemption from the Code for purchases of care shall continue except as otherwise provided. Amends the Illinois Public Aid Code. Provides that, beginning on the effective date of this amendatory Act, any contract the Department of Healthcare and Family Services enters into with a managed care organization shall be procured in accordance with the Illinois Procurement Code. Effective immediately.

The bill passed with 38 “Yes” votes, two more than needed to override. The House, however, passed the bill with just 65 votes, six short of what it would take to override an expected veto.

The legislation was filed in the wake of Gov. Rauner’s move to get around the Procurement Code to award billions of dollars in new Medicaid managed care contracts. Some background is here.

posted by Rich Miller
Sunday, Aug 13, 17 @ 4:45 pm

Comments

Did they officially vote in Brady as Minority Leader?

Comment by Fax Machine Sunday, Aug 13, 17 @ 4:48 pm
Rich, I just want to personally thank you for all the good reporting you do. If not for you and Vinicky, Sfondeles, Garcia, etc., there would be very little in-depth reporting of State politics up here in the Chicago area. This is one of the first sites I visit every morning and continually throughout the day. Thank you.

Comment by Lamont Sunday, Aug 13, 17 @ 4:51 pm
–The legislation was filed in the wake of Gov. Rauner’s move to get around the Procurement Code to award billions of dollars in new Medicaid managed care contracts.–

TII.

We should probably all get up to speed on that.

Comment by wordslinger Sunday, Aug 13, 17 @ 5:06 pm
They announced the winners of the rfp, but to my knowlege nothing has been signed. Does this actually affect the contract? Or would this affect the next contract in maybe 8 years? Here’s the link to HFS about the rfp: https://www.illinois.gov/hfs/info/MedicaidManagedCareRFP/Pages/default.aspx

Comment by Perrid Sunday, Aug 13, 17 @ 5:27 pm
Looks to me like this year’s RFP is a cat already out of the bag. Anyone, feel free to hop in and disagree if AA has it wrong. I agree with word that this “biggest contract in history” is one we all need to get familiar with.

Comment by Arthur Andersen Sunday, Aug 13, 17 @ 6:15 pm
effective date would not be until June 1, 2018 if somehow his veto was overridden–passed after May31 but without 3/5ths vote in the house–all show biz

Comment by anon Sunday, Aug 13, 17 @ 7:45 pm
Anybody. Anybody. Anybody. Waana argue the fact that Bruce Rauner is a conservative. A true free market capitalist. Rahm and Bruce. Kissing cousins.

Comment by blue dog dem Sunday, Aug 13, 17 @ 8:17 pm
“effective date would not be until June 1, 2018 if somehow his veto was overridden–passed after May31 but without 3/5ths vote in the house–all show biz”

How do you come up with that??

Comment by Anonymous Sunday, Aug 13, 17 @ 9:52 pm
SECTION 10. EFFECTIVE DATE OF LAWS
The General Assembly shall provide by law for a uniform
effective date for laws passed prior to June 1 of a calendar
year. The General Assembly may provide for a different
effective date in any law passed prior to June 1. A bill
passed after May 31 shall not become effective prior to June
1 of the next calendar year unless the General Assembly by
the vote of three-fifths of the members elected to each house
provides for an earlier effective date.
(Source: Amendment adopted at general election November 8,
1994.)

Comment by Anon Sunday, Aug 13, 17 @ 11:53 pm
A Veto is a 3/5th vote

Comment by Anonymous Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 8:33 am
“The bill now goes to the governor, who got most of what he wanted…”

So, he plans to veto then?

Comment by Logan's Run Monday, Aug 14, 17 @ 9:23 am