Budget Amendment ID: FY2012-S3-451

EHS 451

DHCFP ASSESSMENT

Messrs. Tarr, Knapik and Ross moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 4100-0060, by striking out the words “provided further, for the purposes of supporting the division’s expanded role in developing health care policies that benefit government entities, providers, purchasers, and consumers, the division shall assess surcharge payors as defined in section 34 of chapter 118G, not less than 10 per cent of the total estimated expenses appropriated for the division and the health safety net office, including indirect costs, in fiscal year 2012, less amounts projected to be collected in fiscal year 2011 from: (a) filing fees; (b) fees and charges generated by the division’s publication or dissemination of reports and information; and (c) federal financial participation received as reimbursement for the division’s administrative costs; provided further, that the assessment on surcharge payors shall be calculated in a manner similar to the assessment authorized under section 38 of chapter 118G, and shall be collected in a manner consistent with the provisions of chapter 118G and deposited in the General Fund”, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “provided further, that funds may be expended for the purposes of a review of efforts by state agencies to decrease administrative complexity and costs on health care entities, including the effectiveness of such efforts to streamline administrative and regulatory requirements and the impact on lowering health care costs, and such review shall examine efforts by the Division, the Executive Office of Health and Human Services, the Division of Insurance, the Office of the Attorney General, the Group Insurance Commission, the Health Connector, and MassHealth; provided further that the Division shall file a report of its findings with the joint committee on health care financing no later than January 1, 2013, which may hold an oversight hearing on the study's findings”.