MEDICAID CARE ORGANIZATION RECIPIENTS

SB 336 requires New Mexico's Medicaid Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) to assign a proportional number of Medicaid recipients across all contracted MCOs, including newly contracted ones. This directly affects Medicaid recipients (the people receiving the program) and the MCOs that provide their healthcare services. The key provision mandates that the state ensure Medicaid recipients are distributed fairly among all MCOs, preventing any single organization from serving a disproportionately high or low share of enrollees. The bill does not change Medicaid eligibility, benefits, or coverage requirements.