Budget Amendment ID: FY2019-S4-618-R1

Redraft EHS 618

MassHealth Behavioral Health Rate Increase

Ms. Friedman, Messrs. Rodrigues, Eldridge, Brownsberger, Humason, Barrett, Crighton, Pacheco, Cyr, Hinds and Welch, Ms. L'Italien, Messrs. Moore, Feeney and Lewis, Ms. O'Connor Ives, Messrs. O'Connor, Boncore and DiDomenico moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 4000-0700, by striking out the words “establish payment rates for outpatient adult behavioral health services that are, in the aggregate, not less than $2,000,000 more than was paid for said services in fiscal year 2018” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “expend not less than $4,000,000 to begin to align MassHealth fee-for-service payment rates for outpatient and diversionary behavioral health services with payment rates of MassHealth accountable and managed care products”; and

in said section 2, in said item 4000-0700, by striking out the figure “$2,628,178,033” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- “$2,630,178,033”.