HB 66 (Feggans) directs the Department of Social Services and the Department of Medical Assistance Services to contract with a vendor to develop a plan to modernize the Virginia Case Management System (VACMS), the state’s IT benefit management system. VACo has historically supported replacement of VACMS, which is an aging system that has serious functional limitations that delay case processing, and is costly to maintain, particularly when it must be updated to reflect changes to state or federal legislative or regulatory requirements. The federal reconciliation legislation that passed last year will require more frequent redeterminations of Medicaid eligibility for individuals covered by Medicaid expansion, another expected stressor on VACMS. VACo supports the legislation and spoke in support when the bill was heard late last week in the Senate Rehabilitation and Social Services Committee. The bill was reported by the Committee and referred to the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee. The House Appropriations Committee budget released on Sunday includes $318,145 from the General Fund and $181,855 in non-general funds to support implementation of the bill.
VACo Contact: Katie Boyle