Budget Amendment ID: FY2015-S4-742-R2

2nd Redraft EHS 742

Ensuring Medicaid and Senior Care Organizations Fiscal Stability Under the Affordable Care Act

Mr. Petruccelli moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 4000-0300, moved that the bill be amended in section 2, in item 4000-0300, by inserting after the words “these expenditures” the following words:- “; provided further, that MassHealth shall reimburse managed care organizations and senior care organizations that are under contract with the commonwealth for the Medicaid portion of the costs associated with the Affordable Care Act’s insurer fee; provided further, that MassHealth shall apply an add-on to the managed care organizations’ and senior care organizations’ capitation rates to cover the Affordable Care Act’s insurer fee and said add-on shall be exclusive of any additional rate increase currently being proposed for the fiscal year 2015; provided further, that MassHealth shall provide a report of the amount of reimbursement of the Affordable Care Act’s insurer fee and the related tax liability and the methodology for calculating said reimbursement to the managed care organizations and senior care organizations and the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on health care financing”.