Budget Amendment ID: FY2014-S3-649

EHS 649

Providing Clarification on MassHealth Hospital Payments

Ms. Clark moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 4000-0700, by adding at the end thereof the following: "; and provided further, that the executive office shall factor in no less than $51,000,000 in additional funding from this line-item, or item 4000-0500, for the purpose of improving hospital payment rates in fiscal year 2014; and provided further, the executive office shall not make any offsetting reductions to hospital payment rates and shall provide other customary payment rate adjustments to hospital reimbursement methodologies".