HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1067        FILED ON: 1/15/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1125

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Ruth B. Balser

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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:

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

1/15/2019

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

1/30/2019

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

1/31/2019

José F. Tosado

9th Hampden

1/31/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1067        FILED ON: 1/15/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1125

By Ms. Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1125) of Ruth B. Balser and others relative to annual rate adjustments for certain inpatient behavioral health providers.  Health Care Financing.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 2223 OF 2017-2018.]

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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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.”