Amendment #945 to H3800

Pediatric Acute Care Reimbursement

Mr. Madaro of Boston moves to amend the bill in section 2, in item 4000-0300, in line 54, by inserting after the word “expenditures” the following: "; provided further, that in calculating rates of payment for children enrolled in MassHealth receiving inpatient and outpatient services at acute care pediatric hospitals and pediatric specialty units as defined in section 8A of said chapter 118E, the executive office shall make a supplemental payment not less than $3,000,000 to any pediatric specialty unit in the commonwealth, above base rates, to compensate for high-complexity pediatric care”.

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Pediatric Acute Care Reimbursement