Amendment #597 to H4100

Medicaid Provision

Representatives Aguiar of Fall River, Schmid of Westport, Sullivan of Fall River, Markey of Dartmouth, Koczera of New Bedford, Howitt of Seekonk and Cabral of New Bedford moves to amend the bill in section 2, in item 4000-0700, by adding the following:

"provided further that the Executive Office of Health & Human Services shall maintain the acute care hospital reimbursement for capital costs in the development of the RY2013 Acute Hospital RFA at rates no less than those paid in rate year RY2012, shall reimburse for outpatient visits within 3 days of an inpatient visit, and further shall not include a penalty for readmissions, for those hospitals as defined in section 1 of chapter 118G. "