Amendment ID: S2529-25

Amendment 25

Distressed Hospitals

Mr. Tarr moves to amend the bill by striking in line 93 through 97 the following:-"the executive office shall submit a report to the joint committee on health care financing and the house and senate committees on ways and means detailing: (I) the schedule of payments to hospitals under this item delineated by acute care hospital, hospital system and payment amount; and (II) each hospital’s intended use of funds provided under this item"

and inserting in place thereof the following:-"the executive office shall submit a report to the joint committee on health care financing, the house and senate committees on ways and means and the clerks of the house and senate detailing: (I) the schedule of payments to hospitals under this item delineated by acute care hospital, hospital system and payment amount; and (II) each hospital’s intended use of funds provided under this item, including but not limited to (1) unrecovered debt and receivables, (2) increases cost of care attributable to migrants, and or (3) discrepancies between charges and actual payments of reimbursement"