HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 869        FILED ON: 1/14/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1028

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Angelo M. Scaccia

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act requiring the Division of Medical Assistance to provide adequate rates.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Angelo M. Scaccia

14th Suffolk

1/14/2015


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 869        FILED ON: 1/14/2015

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1028

By Mr. Scaccia of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1028) of Angelo M. Scaccia for legislation to require the Division of Medical Assistance to provide adequate, annually adjusted rates.  Health Care Financing.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 541 OF 2013-2014.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act requiring the Division of Medical Assistance to provide adequate rates.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Section 1. Section 13 of Chapter 118E of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following new sentence: “ Notwithstanding the foregoing, the commissioner shall ensure that the division and its contracted health insurers, health plans, health maintenance organizations, behavioral health management firms and third party administrators under contact to a Medicaid managed care organization or primary care clinician plan shall provide annual rate adjustments to all contracted inpatient behavioral health providers which shall be not less than the medical component of the consumer price index for the most recently completed state fiscal year.”