Amendment #668 to H4000

Post-Acute Care Hospital Rebate Amendment

Representatives Collins of Boston, Kafka of Stoughton, Cabral of New Bedford, Keenan of Salem and Swan of Springfield move to amend the bill in section 2, in item 4000-0700, in line 32 by inserting after the word “goals;” the following:

“and provided further, that effective October 1, 2014, the executive office shall update the chronic disease and rehabilitation hospitals inpatient per diem reimbursement rates using FY2011 operating and capital cost information for each hospital, in addition to other customary payment rate adjustments to chronic disease and rehabilitation inpatient hospital reimbursement methodologies.”