Budget Amendment ID: FY2021-S4-237-R1

Redraft EHS 237

Behavioral Health Reimbursement Rates

Messrs. Keenan, O'Connor and Cyr moved that the proposed new text be amended in section 2, in item 4000-0500, by adding the following words:- “; provided further, the executive office of health and human services shall conduct a comparative analysis of the rate differential for inpatient psychiatric and substance abuse hospital per diem payments between MassHealth and its contracted health insurers, health plans, health maintenance organizations, behavioral health management firms and third-party administrators under contract to a Medicaid managed care organization or primary care clinician plan and submit such analysis to the house and senate committees on ways and means and the joint committee on mental health, substance use and recovery not later than January 1, 2021".