Amendment #8 to H4530

Oversight on Additional Healthcare Appropriations

Mr. Soter of Bellingham moves to amend the bill by adding the following section:

“SECTION XXX. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no expenditures or distributions of funds shall be made under section 2A, items 4000-1202 and 4000-1998, or any other one-time state funded supplemental payments to hospitals, healthcare providers or community health centers, until the Secretary of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services submits a report to the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing, the House and Senate Committees on Ways and Means, and the Clerk of the House and Senate. Said report shall include, but is not be limited to: (i) A detailed analysis of the specific factors contributing to the need for supplemental appropriations across the Commonwealth’s health care system; (ii) A breakdown of cost drivers of such appropriations, including, but not limited to, changes in patient volume, payer mix, workforce expenses, pharmaceutical costs, and inflationary pressures impacting operating margins; and (iii) An overview of the Administration’s strategies to mitigate these cost increases and promote long -term financial stability for the Commonwealths essential health care providers.”

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #8 to H4530

Oversight on Additional Healthcare Appropriations