HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1291 FILED ON: 1/18/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 616
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
David Paul Linsky and James J. O'Day
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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 ensuring protections for hospitals that contract with Medicaid managed care organizations.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
David Paul Linsky | 5th Middlesex | 1/18/2017 |
James J. O'Day | 14th Worcester | 2/3/2017 |
Daniel M. Donahue | 16th Worcester | 10/19/2017 |
Thomas J. Calter | 12th Plymouth | 10/19/2017 |
Chris Walsh | 6th Middlesex | 10/19/2017 |
John J. Mahoney | 13th Worcester | 10/19/2017 |
Danielle W. Gregoire | 4th Middlesex | 10/19/2017 |
Mary S. Keefe | 15th Worcester | 10/19/2017 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1291 FILED ON: 1/18/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 616
By Messrs. Linsky of Natick and O'Day of West Boylston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 616) of David Paul Linsky, James J. O'Day and others relative to protections for hospitals that contract with Medicaid managed care organizations. 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 ensuring protections for hospitals that contract with Medicaid managed care organizations.
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 13E½ of Chapter 118E of the general laws, as appearing in the 2014 official edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following clause at the end of the first paragraph:
“provided further, that acute care hospital reimbursement from managed care organizations that contract with the executive office shall for health services provided to beneficiaries under this chapter be subject to negotiation between those hospitals and managed care organizations and shall not be limited or determined through contracts between the executive office and managed care organizations.”
Section 2: Subsection (b) of Section 13F of Chapter 118E of the general laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting at the end of the first paragraph the following new sentence:
“Provided further, the executive office shall not, in its contracts with hospitals or through any other rule or regulation, require hospitals to accept fee-for-service rates established by the office of Medicaid for non-emergency services provided to beneficiaries enrolled in managed care organizations.”