Amendment #29 to H3400

Relative to Containing Health Care Costs in the Commonwealth

[Sponsors] Representative Stanley of West Newbury moves to amend the bill by inserting after section XX, the following section:

"SECTION XX. Chapter 118E of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 62 the following section: -

Section 63. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, MassHealth shall begin to transfer all eligible members of the primary care clinician/mental health and substance abuse plan into a health maintenance organization under contract, where 30% of the eligible enrollees shall be transferred before the end of FY2012, 40% shall be transferred by the end of FY2013 and the remaining 30% shall be transferred by the end of FY2014 pursuant to applicable federal law and regulations.  Health maintenance organizations under contract shall bid-out behavioral health services, using the clinical specifications currently utilized by the primary care clinician/mental health and substance abuse plan."