Does the prompt pay statute and rules apply to Medicaid HMOs?
SB 418 requires the Commissioner of Insurance to exempt Medicaid if, after consulting with the Commissioner of Health and Human Services (HHSC), he determines that the provisions of SB 418 would have a negative fiscal impact on the Medicaid program. The Commissioner of HHSC has indicated that the bill would have a negative fiscal impact. Consequently, the Commissioner of Insurance has adopted rules exempting Medicaid, both traditional Medicaid and Medicaid HMO plans, from the provisions of SB 418.
