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SB 611 · 2026 · Senate · Health and Human Services Committee

Medicaid case management rate parity

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relative to rate setting parity for Medicaid state plan case management services.

Directs the department of health and human services to annually establish rates for Medicaid state plan case management services to create rate parity within the program.AI-generated

Status

Referred to interim study (Senate) · February 24, 2026
  1. ✓Introduced
  2. ✕Senate
  3. House
  4. Governor
  5. Law

Analysis

This bill directs the department of health and human services to annually establish rates for Medicaid state plan case management services to create rate parity for such services within the program.

From the bill's official ANALYSIS section.

In the bill's words

Quoted verbatim from the bill as introduced. Passages chosen from the operative text.Computed by this site

“Annually, on or before October 1, the department of health and human services shall establish unit rates for all case management services paid under the state Medicaid plan which better reflect the average cost to deliver services.”
RSA 126-A:18-c
“The department shall consider the factors of economy, efficiency, quality of care, and access to care, in accordance with guidelines in federal regulations.”
RSA 126-A:18-c
“The department shall ensure equitable rate parity by giving comprehensive consideration to factors which cause disparity, including but not limited to administrative payments of overhead costs made to certain providers, in the calculations to achieve parity.”
RSA 126-A:18-c

Official record

Bill page — docket & status

gc.nh.gov · the authoritative source

Sponsors

Sen. Kevin AvardRPrimeVice Chair· Health and Human Services

Public testimony

No one submitted online testimony on this bill. See the record

Votes

yeanay
Starting text: Bill as introduced
  • Mar 5, 2026SenateCommittee report: Referred to Interim Study5–0
    Overall
    100% yea
  • Mar 5, 2026SenateVoice voteRefer to Interim Studyadopted

Hearings and debates

  • Jan 8, 2026Public hearingSenate Health and Human Services1:55:39–1:59:333m 54slocated in the stream transcriptHearing
  • Mar 5, 2026Floor debateSenate floorWatchnot located in the transcript — opens the full streamCommittee Report: Referred to Interim Study; Refer to Interim Study — adopted, voice vote

Timestamps locate where this bill is taken up in the chamber's YouTube stream.

Legislative history

  1. Jan 7, 2026SenIntroduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Health and Human Services; SJ 1
  2. Jan 8, 2026SenHearing: 01/08/2026, Room 100, SH, 09:45 am; SC 46
  3. Mar 5, 2026Sen: Referred to Interim Study, 03/05/2026; Vote 5-0; CC; SC 8
  4. Mar 5, 2026SenRefer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 03/05/2026; SJ 5

Coverage

No reporting linked yet.

Documents (PDF)

  • Introducedversion

Bill text & amendments link direct to gc.nh.gov; committee reports stream from the state record.