HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2637        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2213

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

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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 to require equivalent Medicaid reimbursement.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

3rd Berkshire

1/20/2017

José F. Tosado

9th Hampden

1/24/2017

Chris Walsh

6th Middlesex

 

Smitty Pignatelli

4th Berkshire

 

Gailanne M. Cariddi

1st Berkshire

 

Adam G. Hinds

Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin and Hampden

 

Paul W. Mark

2nd Berkshire

 

Brendan P. Crighton

Third Essex

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2637        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2213

By Ms. Farley-Bouvier of Pittsfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2213) of Tricia Farley-Bouvier and others relative to the reimbursement rates for out-of-state providers that contract with MassHealth.  Health Care Financing.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act to require equivalent Medicaid reimbursement.

 

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 13F of chapter 118E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:--

(d) In establishing rates of payment for out-of-state acute hospitals, the executive office, or governmental unit designated by the executive office, shall not establish inpatient or outpatient rates for services that are higher than those established under the hospital’s state medicaid program for services of the same acuity.

SECTION 2. Section 13J of said chapter 118E, as so appearing, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:--

In establishing rates of payment for out-of-state acute hospitals, a health maintenance organization organized under chapter 176G shall not establish inpatient or outpatient rates for services that are higher than those established under the hospital’s state medicaid program for services of the same acuity.