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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Communications and Conveyance Committee Feb 12th, 2025
Communications and Conveyance
Transcript Highlights:
- while that's a longer-term project, in the meantime, I'm interested in making sure that the current structure
- And so I do continue to doubt the current structure of five commissioners.
- So in terms of the program structure, we have been structuring the digital equity capacity grant program
- We've structured the program, we did it not so much in the context of a stand-alone grant but really
FL
Florida 2025 Regular Session
February 11, 2025 - 03:30 PM
Transcript Highlights:
- We're generally arguing for flexibility, and we would like some loosening of the structure for that.
- So our fees and the payment structure and the payment mechanism that we utilize for providers is done
- And so it's a different payment structure, is what I would say to that.
- It's a different payment structure, is what I would say to that.
- And so for, I want to make sure that I..." "...the funding structures are different for the iBudget.
Summary:
The Health and Human Services Committee received an overview of Florida’s intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) managed care pilot, created by legislation in 2023 to test whether a managed care model could integrate Medicaid medical services with iBudget waiver home- and community-based services for adults in pre-enrollment categories. AHCA explained the existing system, the pilot’s scope in Regions D and I, and the rollout timeline, including federal approval, contract execution with Florida Community Care, and the October 2024 go-live. Officials reported that, as of early February, 370 individuals had been sent for onboarding and 168 more were in queue, with about $35.8 million of the appropriation remaining. APD also clarified the difference between the pre-enrollment categories and the waiver waitlist, and noted that crisis cases can be enrolled more quickly depending on eligibility and funding.
Florida Community Care described the pilot as a comprehensive managed care model offering medical, long-term care, and iBudget services, plus enhanced benefits such as bed-hold days, caregiver transportation, and help with legal guardianship costs. The plan said it uses one care coordinator, a 1:18 coordinator ratio, a face-to-face assessment within five days of enrollment, and 180 days of continuity of care for existing providers. The company emphasized that it is recruiting providers by offering higher rates than some iBudget rates, lower administrative burden, and network adequacy incentives, while APD said it continues to monitor provider supply and demand and recruit across service types and regions. Members repeatedly questioned whether the pilot’s costs, provider rates, and service levels were truly comparable to the iBudget system, and AHCA and APD said it was too early to draw firm conclusions because claims data are still lagging.
Committee members also raised concerns about communication, enrollment delays, provider shortages, and whether the pilot could scale statewide. APD said it has used letters, phone calls, texts, emails, and community meetings to reach eligible individuals, and that some delays stem from required assessments, Medicaid eligibility checks, and level-of-care determinations. Several members asked for more detailed comparisons of costs and provider reimbursement between the pilot and iBudget, and APD said it would provide additional data. Public testimony at the end was strongly critical of managed care, with a participant and his mother describing poor service, transportation failures, and loss of control under prior managed care arrangements, and urging the committee not to expand such a model without safeguards. No votes or formal committee action were taken before adjournment.
FL
Florida 2026 Regular Session
Environment and Natural Resources Feb 11th, 2025
Environment and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- But I didn't see a lot of structure or any kind of regulation that the states can marry to the feds.
- So when I read the bill, I was, I mean, they had a whole licensing structure behind it.
- We believe in a free market structure in Florida, and we know that by adding Green Globes to Senate Bill
- propose that any other uses or development activities, including the building or alteration of structures
- which may cause a material activities, including the building or alteration of structures, which may
Summary:
The committee first heard SB 200, which would implement recommendations from DEP’s 2020 Recycling Goal Final Report by creating a technical assistance group to develop a comprehensive waste reduction and recycling plan by 2026. The bill focuses on recycling education and outreach, evaluating the former recycling grant program, and developing markets for recyclable materials. Supporters from the waste and recycling industry and counties said the bill would finally create a real plan to help Florida move toward its recycling goals. The bill was reported favorably.
The committee then considered SB 50 on nature-based coastal resilience, which would promote green, gray, and hybrid infrastructure, direct USF’s Flood Hub to develop guidelines, require DEP rulemaking on erosion and mangrove protection, and study whether nature-based flood reduction could help lower insurance costs. Supporters appeared in favor, and the bill was reported favorably. The committee also passed SB 7000 as a committee bill to continue a public records exemption protecting site-specific location information for threatened and endangered species.
Members next took up SB 56 on weather modification activities. The bill would prohibit the release of chemicals or substances into the atmosphere to affect weather or sunlight, define geoengineering, increase penalties through an amendment, and create a DEP reporting hotline with possible referral to DOH or emergency management. The sponsor and several supporters argued the bill was needed to address public concerns and lack of oversight, while several senators questioned the evidence, the role of state agencies, and whether the bill was ready for passage. Despite opposition from some members, the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. The committee also approved CS for SB 62 creating a resilient building tax credit program, after amending it to shift agency references from DEP to DBPR and add university advisory members, and CS for SB 80 to clarify state park management as conservation-based, require public notice and advisory input for plan changes, and improve reporting on park repairs; both bills were reported favorably after testimony from supporters and conservation groups who sought tighter language to prevent incompatible uses.
Finally, the committee received presentations from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission on gopher tortoise relocation, wildlife disease surveillance, and the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. FWC described tortoise relocation and recipient-site programs, ongoing monitoring of wildlife diseases such as chronic wasting disease and feline leukomyelopathy, and efforts to address fish die-offs and update sanctuary agreements amid state-federal jurisdiction issues. No votes were taken on the presentations.
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House DFL Press Conference 1/17/25
Transcript Highlights:
- To do that, we must pass structural reforms that curb the unchecked power of monopolies and corporate
- corporate greed to do that we must from corporate greed to do that we must pass<00:09:25.680>
structural - reforms<00:09:27.120>
that <00:09:27.320>curb <00:09:27.720>that pass structural - reforms that curb that pass structural reforms that curb that unchecked<00:09:28.440>
power <00 - In Minnesota, the structure that we have is rather gentle.
Summary:
House DFL leaders held a press event outlining their priorities and criticizing Republicans for what they described as illegitimate or sham proceedings in the Minnesota House. Speakers said Democrats would focus on affordability, workers, families, and protecting prior DFL accomplishments, while opposing efforts they said would roll back paid family and medical leave, clean energy, Dreamer access to higher education, reproductive rights, consumer protections, and universal school meals.
Individual members highlighted issue areas for the coming session: Children and Families Chair Kaohly Her emphasized child care, food security, and support for parents and caregivers; Health Finance and Policy Chair Robert Bierman said Democrats would expand access to dental, maternal, and mental health care, lower prescription drug costs, and address hospital service cuts; Commerce co-chair K.H. Her focused on consumer protections and maintaining out-of-pocket caps on drugs like insulin, inhalers, and EpiPens; Housing co-chair Mike Howard discussed the housing shortage, rising rents, and corporate ownership of homes; and Rep. Emma Greenman framed the agenda as a push to curb corporate power and monopolies.
A substantial portion of the event and Q&A centered on the House power-sharing dispute and the effort to deny quorum after the controversy over Rep. Brad Tabke. Leaders said Republicans had rejected co-chairs, equal committee membership, and co-speaker arrangements, and they argued the GOP was trying to use its temporary advantage to control the chamber and potentially force special elections. They also discussed the legal status of the House after adjournment, the lack of a legal hopper for bill filing, and the possibility of court review of whether the House is duly organized.
In response to questions, DFL leaders said they were still open to negotiation and expected eventual collaboration, but maintained that Republicans had broken the power-sharing agreement. They said the February budget forecast and the governor’s budget would shape the session’s formal work, and one speaker noted that the ERA remains a caucus priority and that the DFL would continue pursuing it when the opportunity arises.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
- , again, it goes. ...to maintain that same reimbursement structure.
- So kudos to all of those that worked on the funding structure.
- Concerns about the cost reimbursement structure for the first couple of years of funding.
- So we tried to structure this grant process as much as possible to do that.
- Or is it more structured than that? So it's a little more structured than that.
WY
Transcript Highlights:
- So generally a number of states structure their felony systems by class or degree, and these systems
- their felony systems by class structure their felony systems by class or<00:20:32.080>
degree - I would say each state varies quite a bit in terms of how they structure their classifications.
- Um, I was curious to know if Wyoming is the only structured criminal code that we have.
- structured criminal code that we have. structured criminal code that we have.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Committee on State and Local Government - 03/27/25
State and Local Government
Transcript Highlights:
- Some of the inputs that were considered in the design and the structure of the council were around, you
- The inputs that were considered in the design and the structure of the council were around, you know,
- The study on the workforce council, its design, scope, and structure.
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that instead of creating new structures that instead of creating new structures - for oil and a permit structure for oil extraction<00:40:58.119>
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AZ
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- But I think that's at least an explanation of why the cost is structured the way that it is. >> Senator
- structured the way that it is. structured the way that it is.
- and processes and that DHS structure and processes and that shouldn't<01:22:00.400>
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CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Senate Budget and Fiscal Review Subcommittee No. 3 on Health and Human Services May 7th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- This proposal undermines the core fiscal structure established in the 2019 IHSS MOE agreement, when the
- So within that structure itself, the increases aren't violating the structure itself.
- The increases aren't violating the structure itself, so how have we determined that they're inadequately
- We have broken the intake process into four or five phases and structured them to follow each other.
- So a proper funding structure that gives them the resources necessary to do the work is always part of
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, and then the housing allowance is structured based on the rank.
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- So there's no increase structures today.
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Regulated conditional deposits are secure deposits, albeit structured differently and in another name
- Regulated conditional deposits are secure deposits, albeit structured differently and in another name
- Regulated conditional deposits are secure deposits, albeit structured differently and in another name
- Regulated conditional deposits are secure deposits, albeit structured differently and in another name
- Um, albeit structured deposits.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/25/26
Commerce Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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are These structural insurance issues are These structural insurance issues are addressed - from like an their uh business structure from like an Inc.<01:23:56.560>
to <01:23:56.680> - or their W-9 uh documents with structure or their W-9 uh documents with us<01:24:04.560>
instead. - The current med combo licenses and the statutory structures, they were always designed to be a bridge
Bills:
HF3794, HF4472, HF4410, HF4347, HF4412, HF4398, HF4397, HF4201, HF4199, HF4203, HF3706, HF4071, HF4120, HF4175, HF4188
Keywords:
surveillance, price discrimination, wage discrimination, automated decision systems, consumer protections, data privacy, biometrics, school district health insurance, charter school health benefits, employee benefits, public sector health insurance, health insurance survey, Legislative Budget Office, LBO report, premium costs, retiree coverage, broker commissions, third-party administrator, health plan transparency, health reimbursement arrangement
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Committee to Study Long-Term Managed Care (09/15/2025)
Transcript Highlights:
- But the structure is the state Medicaid agency contracts with managed care organizations.
- are in those to if you know structures are in those to if you know what<00:21:12.080>
they <00 - But the structure is the state Medicaid agency contracts with managed care organizations.
- They reimburse us on a fixed, actuarially sound capitated rate structure.
- the implementation of these structures. the implementation of these structures.
Summary:
The Committee to Study Long-Term Managed Care met to approve prior minutes and outline its schedule, with meetings set for September 24 and September 29 ahead of an October 1 report deadline. The chair said the committee would use the first two meetings to digest testimony, likely ask follow-up questions of DHS, and then work toward conclusions and a report format. The minutes from the previous meeting were approved unanimously.
The main testimony came from Sharon Alexander of Amera Health, who argued in favor of moving from fee-for-service Medicaid long-term services and supports to a managed LTSS model. She described managed LTSS as a capitated, quality-driven system used in about 26 states, and said it can improve care coordination, accountability, access to home- and community-based services, and budget predictability. She cited Amera Health’s experience in Pennsylvania and Delaware, including care coordination, housing and transportation support, caregiver programs, and quality benchmarks tied to state oversight. She also said nursing facilities would remain an important option for people who need that level of care.
Committee members asked about how the programs are administered, how rates are set, how care managers work, and how quality is measured. Alexander said states contract with managed care organizations at actuarially sound capitated rates, with annual contracts, reporting, and oversight. She explained that care managers typically conduct quarterly assessments and follow up after trigger events such as hospitalization, and that housing coordinators may assist with transitions to the community. On quality, she said states use CMS-related and HCBS benchmark measures covering service timeliness, care planning, transitions, and other outcomes, and that New Hampshire could build on existing metrics rather than starting from scratch. She also noted that rural areas face workforce and transportation challenges, which managed care plans try to address through technology and self-direction options.
NH
New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session
Senate Energy and Natural Resources (04/01/2025)
Energy and Natural Resources
Transcript Highlights:
- Any changes to this structure can have a ripple effect on the program and local communities and could
- We feel it's crucial the committee keep the current structure intact to ensure we avoid any potentially
- to this structure can have a ripple<01:03:59.200>
effect <01:03:59.359>on <01:03:59.520 - committee keep the current structure committee keep the current structure intact<01:04:42.640>
- Um, just on the surface of it, I don't think, again, it depends on how the other bill is structured,
MN
Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session
House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee 2/19/25
Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
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In terms of the way the payment structure works under the Paid Leave law, paid leave is meant
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In terms of the way the payment structure works under the Paid Leave law, paid leave is meant
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works that the pay the payment structure works that the pay the payment structure - Also just wanted to give a little bit of an update just on the overall org structure.
- um this I I won't I won't go structure um this I I won't I won't go through<00:45:09.240>
the
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Their answer was revolutionary in both spirit and structure.
- posture for over-the-water structures. posture for over-the-water structures.
- suspended directly from the structure. suspended directly from the structure.
- . structure. structure.
- decks, roof lines, and other structures decks, roof lines, and other structures over<06:09:53.280
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- <01:02:18.480>
your How are you going to structure your How are you going to structure your - We are fourth from the bottom, and I just want to note below us sits K-6 structures and K-8 structures
- So, we've been looking at our structures and systems so we can meet this need.
- While we have learning uh structures.
- So, we've been looking at our structures So, we've been looking at our structures and<01:24:18.960
HI
Hawaii 2026 Regular Session
SPEED Task Force (STF) - Tue Jan 6, 2026 @ 9:30 AM HST
Hawaii House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- I just love the way that this was structured, Chair, that your idea of having these PIGs that really
- . chair that your idea of structured. chair that your idea of having<01:21:50.480>
these <01:21 - <03:07:23.200>
um can [cough] have it more structured um can [cough] have it more structured - >> Uh the pig recommends regular structured >> Uh the pig recommends regular structured
- The pig recommends regular structured The pig recommends regular structured stakeholder<03:39:26.640
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, July 14, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This has prevented the structure from being rebuilt or repaired for more than three decades.
- Uh, it to the Bolts Ditch structure.
- If one section of our house begins to rot, the entire structure is in danger of collapsing.
- is in danger of entire structure is in danger of collapsing. collapsing. collapsing.
- If one section of our house begins to rot, the entire structure is in danger of collapsing.