This amendment adds language regarding the Medicaid appeals process to: (i) amend regulations to clarify that the informal appeals agent shall have the ability to close an informal appeal based on settlement between the parties up to $250,000; (ii) direct the agency to convene a workgroup to develop a plan to avoid or adjust retractions of Medicaid payments for non-material breaches of the Provider Participation Agreement when the provider has substantially complied with it; and (iii) require the agency to report on the status of the plan to avoid retractions to the Chairmen of House Appropriations and Senate Finance Committees.