1.  Special report.  The commissioner shall prepare an annual report detailing all receipts and expenditures in the Medicaid program for the prior year and proposals for the coming year.  

2.  Submission to Legislature.  The Medicaid report prepared pursuant to subsection 1 must be submitted to the Legislature prior to January 15th of each year. The report submitted under this section must be transmitted to the joint standing committees of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs and health and human services matters.  

3.  Monthly expenditure projections.  The commissioner shall prepare a monthly report detailing all expenditures in the Medical Care - Payments to Providers program for each month of every fiscal year. This document must include sufficient detail, including expenditures by fund and category of service, for the month as well as historical data, fiscal year-to-date amounts and projections for the remainder of the biennium and the ensuing biennium. The report also must include monthly statistics on the number of individuals eligible for Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program benefits. The report must be submitted to the joint standing committees of the Legislature having jurisdiction over appropriations and financial affairs and health and human services matters no later than 15 days following the end of each month.