Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island H8335: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- MEDICAID AND COMMERCIAL PRIMARY CARE RATE ENHANCEMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY ACT (Expands the patien
Status: Failed, May 5, 2026
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- MEDICAID AND COMMERCIAL PRIMARY CARE RATE ENHANCEMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY ACT (Expands the patient-centered medical home program to all Medicaid-accepting independent primary care practices and nurse practitioners and increases reimbursement rates to match Massachusetts and Connecticut rates.)
What the bill says
From the introduced text, March 20, 2026:
2026 -- H 8335 ======== LC006082 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- MEDICAID AND COMMERCIAL PRIMARY CARE RATE ENHANCEMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY ACT Introduced By: Representatives Hopkins, Cruz, J. Brien, Casimiro, Cotter, Boylan, Shanley, Phillips, Lima, and Place Date Introduced: March 20, 2026 Referred To: House Finance It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. Legislative findings. The general assembly finds that independent primary care practices face unsustainable overhead increases and reimbursement compression, resulting in closures and patient displacement. Commercial primary care rates in Rhode Island lag approximately twenty-nine percent (29%) behind neighboring states. State-directed payments under 42 C.F.R. § 438.6(c) provide a no-netcost mechanism to stabilize these practices using existing Medicaid funds and federal matching dollars. Enhanced rates, supplements, and commercial parity are essential to prevent further closures and reduce system-wide costs. SECTION 2. Title 27 of the General Laws entitled "INSURANCE" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following chapter: CHAPTER 18.10 MEDICAID AND COMMERCIAL PRIMARY CARE RATE ENHANCEMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY ACT 27-18.10-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Medicaid and Commercial Primary Care Rate Enhancement and Sustainability Act" 27-18.10-2. Patient-centered medical home expansion and enhanced per-memberper-month supplements. (a) The executive office of health and human services (EOHHS) shall expand …
Sponsors
- Marie Hopkins (R, HD-021) · primary sponsor
- Cherie Cruz (D, HD-058)
- Jon Brien (I)
- Julie Casimiro (D, HD-031)
- Megan Cotter (D, HD-039)
- Jennifer Boylan (D, HD-066)
- Evan Shanley (D)
- Robert Phillips (D)
- Charlene Lima (D, HD-014)
- David Place (R, HD-047)
Latest actions
- : Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- : Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
- : Introduced, referred to House Finance
Subjects: INSURANCE
Common questions
- What is H8335?
- H8335 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- MEDICAID AND COMMERCIAL PRIMARY CARE RATE ENHANCEMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY ACT (Expands the patien.
- What does H8335 do?
- AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- MEDICAID AND COMMERCIAL PRIMARY CARE RATE ENHANCEMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY ACT (Expands the patient-centered medical home program to all Medicaid-accepting independent primary care practices and nurse practitioners and increases reimbursement rates to match Massachusetts and Connecticut rates.)
- What is the status of H8335?
- Failed as of May 5, 2026. Latest action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study (May 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored H8335?
- Marie Hopkins (R, HD-021), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H8335?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8335.pdf
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