Rhode Island Medicaid

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A Major Win for RI Taxpayers: Health and Human Services Incorporated Amendments in RI FY24 Budget.

Although this isn't a sexy topic, it has teeth. One of the RI House of Representatives - House Minority Office - GOP Caucus' greatest achievements in the FY24 budget was in offering major reforms in Medicaid language that cost the state nothing, but will have a HUGE impact in our healthcare system, especially with our aging population, as demonstrated in the infographic below. Our amendments:

• HUGE fiscal impact for RI Taxpayers: provides new federal funding streams and reduces costly noncompliance penalty fees.
• Identified new and reliable funding stream for RI Hospitals that will stabilize healthcare sector, tying into quality and performance measures.
• Ticket to Work Program expanded. No longer will adults with disabilities have to choose between work and welfare.
• Protection from fines for those losing their Medicaid coverage in 2023, without any cost to taxpayers.
• Restructured RI Hospital licensing fee, critical in financing RI Medicaid to become compliant with federal law, FY24 will collect $212M as a result.
• New conflict free case management system.

The 2023 Rhode Island House of Representatives Minority Caucus (Republican) is comprised of the following elected members representing constituents who live in the following districts throughout the Ocean State: Minority Leader, Michael Chippendale, District 40 (Foster, Glocester, Coventry); Minority Whip David Place, District 47 (Burrillville, Glocester); Representative George Nardone, District 28 (Coventry); Representative Brian Newberry, District 48 (North Smithfield, Burrillville); Representative Robert Quattrocchi, District 41 (Scituate, Cranston); Representative Sherry Roberts, District 29 (Coventry, West Greenwich) Representative Brian Rea, District 53 (Glocester, Smithfield).  ​

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