HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3048        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2984

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Michael J. Finn

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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 restore adequate funding for disproportionate share hospitals.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Michael J. Finn

6th Hampden

1/20/2017

José F. Tosado

9th Hampden

1/20/2017

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

1/24/2017

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

1/20/2017

Gerard Cassidy

9th Plymouth

1/20/2017

Aaron Vega

5th Hampden

1/20/2017

John W. Scibak

2nd Hampshire

1/24/2017

Carole A. Fiola

6th Bristol

 

Jennifer E. Benson

37th Middlesex

 

Thomas J. Calter

12th Plymouth

 

Robert M. Koczera

11th Bristol

 

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

3rd Berkshire

 

Mathew Muratore

1st Plymouth

 

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

 

Danielle W. Gregoire

4th Middlesex

 

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

 

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

 

Jonathan Hecht

29th Middlesex

 

Jay D. Livingstone

8th Suffolk

 

Christine P. Barber

34th Middlesex

 

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

 

Daniel Cullinane

12th Suffolk

 

Daniel M. Donahue

16th Worcester

 

Harold P. Naughton, Jr.

12th Worcester

 

James J. O'Day

14th Worcester

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3048        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2984

By Mr. Finn of West Springfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2984) of Michael J. Finn and others relative to reimbursement rates to disproportionate share hospitals .  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 restore adequate funding for disproportionate share hospitals.

 

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. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the executive office of health and human services shall require Medicaid to annually include in its reimbursement rates to disproportionate share hospitals as defined under section 8A of chapter 118E an additional 5 percent to its inpatient adjudicated payment amount per discharge and an additional 5 percent to its outpatient adjudicated payment amount per episode of care;  provider further, the executive office shall require Medicaid to annually provide a supplemental payment of at least $12,307,769 for inpatient and outpatient behavioral and mental health services provided by disproportionate share hospitals subject to all required federal approvals and the availability of federal financial participation and shall be prioritized for services provided to children and adolescents.