Budget Amendment ID: FY2019-S4-600

EHS 600

Funding Predictability for Disproportionate Share Hospitals

Messrs. Welch and Lewis, Ms. Jehlen, Messrs. DiDomenico and Collins, Ms. Gobi, Messrs. Moore, Montigny and Pacheco moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 4000-0700, by striking the words “provided further, that MassHealth may expend an additional $13,000,000 in the aggregate for acute care hospitals that have more than 63 per cent of their gross patient service revenue from governmental payers and free care as determined by the executive office;” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “provided further, that MassHealth shall expend not less than $13,000,000 in its reimbursement rates to provide an additional 2 percent to its inpatient adjudicated payment amount per discharge and an additional 2 percent to its outpatient adjudicated payment amount per episode of care for disproportionate share hospitals as defined under section 8A of chapter 118E; provided further, the executive office shall provide a supplemental payment of at least $5,000,000 for inpatient and outpatient behavioral and mental health services provided by disproportionate share hospitals subject to all required federal approvals and the availability of federal financial participation and shall be prioritized for services provided to children and adolescents;”.