Sunset Primary Care Payment Reform Collaborative

Sunset Process - Senate Health and Human Services Committee. In 2019, the division of insurance within the department of regulatory agencies (department) established the primary care payment reform collaborative (collaborative) to, among other things, advise in the development of affordability standards and targets for carrier investments in primary care, identify barriers to the adoption of alternative payment models by health-care providers and insurers, and develop recommendations to address barriers.

The bill implements the recommendations of the department's sunset review and report by:

• Continuing the collaborative for 7 years, until September 1, 2032; and
• Scheduling the next sunset review to take place pursuant to the sunset review structure for advisory committees.

In addition, the bill clarifies that the collaborative is required to ensure the development and consideration of alternative payment models that are responsive to the needs of primary care delivery in pediatrics and that the commissioner is required to invite pediatric primary care providers to participate in the collaborative.

(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)

(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)