The Department of Human Services shall pursue demonstration projects for medical service contracts in at least the four standard metropolitan statistical areas in this state and is authorized to seek the necessary federal waivers in order to accomplish such contracts including but not limited to:
(1) Limiting the scope of the system to selected geographic areas;
(2) Allowing participating health plans to offer benefit enhancements;
(3) Limiting the choice of eligible persons to those providers affiliated with a participating health plan;
(4) Allowing primary care providers access to data concerning clients’ utilization of service from other providers; and
(5) Allowing the department the reimbursement flexibility necessary to implement a prospective reimbursement system for hospital care. [1983 c.590 §5; 1985 c.747 §3; 1991 c.66 §27]
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