This bill assembles a 5 regional health policy councils in geographically diverse areas to : (i) identify innovations and best practices in health care within the region; (ii) identify interventions that improve population health at the regional or community level, including social determinants that impact health outcomes; (iii) identify shortages of health care resources in the region; and (iii) facilitate implementation of innovations, best practices and interventions throughout the region. It also provides that health care services delivered by way of telemedicine shall be covered to the same extent as if they were provided via in-person consultation or delivery. The bill Implements a floor for providers, sets a benchmark for hospital spending, and imposes penalties if that amount is exceeded. This bill also creates a task force to investigate the impact to state agencies of joining a non-Medicaid, multi-state prescription drug bulk purchase consortium.