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1 | | payment rates in accordance with Section 106 of Subtitle A of |
2 | | Title I of Division N of the Further Consolidated |
3 | | Appropriations Act,
2020 (Public Law 116-94). |
4 | | (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the |
5 | | Department shall reimburse providers of complex rehabilitation |
6 | | technology services and associated services for the full |
7 | | amount of time required to complete any repairs made to any |
8 | | device or equipment authorized by the Department for a |
9 | | recipient of medical assistance. |
10 | | (305 ILCS 5/5F-50 new) |
11 | | Sec. 5F-50. Health equity. The Department shall ensure |
12 | | that entities selected to participate in the Medicare-Medicaid |
13 | | Alignment Initiative Demonstration Project include managed |
14 | | care organizations that: |
15 | | (1) help resolve the gap in health equity; |
16 | | (2) are minority-led and entrust patient care to |
17 | | providers who are connected to the communities they serve; |
18 | | (3) are headquartered in Illinois, support homegrown |
19 | | businesses, and keep innovation and economic opportunity |
20 | | within Illinois; |
21 | | (4) have a representation of Black or Hispanic staff |
22 | | members that is 50% or greater and create new jobs and spur |
23 | | economic activity in marginalized minority communities; |
24 | | (5) are disproportionately serving the needs of |
25 | | marginalized minority and low-income Medicare |
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1 | | beneficiaries with: |
2 | | (i) a representation of Black or Hispanic Medicare |
3 | | members that is 50% or greater; and |
4 | | (ii) a representation of Low-Income Subsidy |
5 | | Medicare members that is 50% or greater; and |
6 | | (6) have made an impact around at least 3 of the 6 |
7 | | high-impact priority areas listed in the Centers for |
8 | | Medicare and Medicaid Services' Equity Plan For Improving |
9 | | Quality in Medicare (September 2015): |
10 | | (i) PRIORITY 1: Expand the collection, reporting, |
11 | | and analysis of
standardized data. |
12 | | (ii) PRIORITY 2: Evaluate disparities impacts and |
13 | | integrate equity
solutions across CMS programs. |
14 | | (iii) PRIORITY 3: Develop and disseminate |
15 | | promising approaches to reduce health disparities. |
16 | | (iv) PRIORITY 4: Increase the ability of the |
17 | | health care workforce to meet the needs of vulnerable |
18 | | populations. |
19 | | (v) PRIORITY 5: Improve communication and language |
20 | | access for individuals with limited English |
21 | | proficiency and persons with disabilities. |
22 | | (vi) PRIORITY 6: Increase physical accessibility |
23 | | of health care facilities. ".
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