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2012 -- H 7235 SUBSTITUTE A | |
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LC00758/SUB A | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2012 | |
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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N | |
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RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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TO IMPLEMENT PROGRAMS AND METHODOLOGY TO IMPROVE MEDICAID | |
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INTEGRITY IN THE STATE | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Serpa, Tarro, Mattiello, Silva, and Morgan | |
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Date Introduced: January 25, 2012 | |
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Referred To: House Finance | |
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WHEREAS, The federal government has estimated that fraud, waste, and abuse have cost |
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state Medicaid programs around $18 billion dollars annually; and |
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WHEREAS, Implementation of modern fraud screening and prevention solutions to |
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detect fraud and abuse prior to Medicaid claims being paid is essential in protecting taxpayer |
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dollars; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition, federal law now requires states to improve program integrity for |
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Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Programs by implementing waste, and fraud and |
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abuse, prevention, detection, and recovery solutions; and |
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WHEREAS, It is of critical importance, particularly in difficult economic times when |
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severe budget cuts are being made, to implement programs to eliminate fraud and waste; and |
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WHEREAS, Rhode Island’s Medicaid program is an Executive function administered by |
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the state’s Department of Human Services in conjunction with the state’s Department of |
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Administration and the Department of Health; now, therefore be it |
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RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and |
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Providence Plantations hereby respectfully requests the Governor of the State of Rhode Island to |
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implement waste, and fraud and abuse, detection, prevention, and recovery solutions; and be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to |
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transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the Governor of the State of Rhode Island, the |
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Director of the Department of Human Services, the Director of the Department of Administration, |
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and the Director of the Department of Health. |
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