Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Health Care Financing

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Tuesday, September 28, 2021

Start Time:

11:00 AM

Location:

Virtual Hearing

Event Description

MassHealth Administration, Eligibility, Rates

To Stream Live: MALegislature.gov/Events/Hearings/Joint

PRE-REGISTRATION TO TESTIFY IS REQUIRED: Persons seeking to provide testimony must pre-register via this Google form: https://forms.gle/WSsGyz4bPpRML2NH7

DEADLINE TO PRE-REGISTER: The deadline to pre-register to testify is 4:00 P.M. Thursday, September 23. Once registered, a representative of the Legislative Information Services will e-mail each individual signed-up to appear a link to join the hearing on Microsoft Teams. Additional instructions on how to participate will be provided prior to the start of the hearing. NOTE: If a person is filling out the pre-registration form on behalf of another person, only the e-mail and contact information of the persons seeking to testify should be listed on the form.

DEADLINE TO REQUEST ADA ACCOMODATIONS: ADA accommodations, such as closed captioning and transcription services, shall be provided upon request. The services are provided by staff from the appropriate state agencies. Agency policies requires 2 business days to process any request for services. Therefore, the deadline to submit a request for ADA accommodations is 4:00 P.M. Thursday, September 23. Requests for services should be made by E-mail to the Committee Director at timothy.oneill@mahouse.gov.

ORAL TESTIMONY – INDVIDUAL TIME LIMIT: Individuals who register to testify at the hearing will be afforded 3 minutes to speak.

ORAL TESTIMONY – PARTICIPATING AS A PANEL: At the discretion of the Chairs, individuals may be called to offer testimony as part of a panel. Individuals participating as part of a panel must fill-out the appropriate section of the pre-registration form. Note: Each member of a panel is still required to fill out an individual pre-registration form.

ORAL TESTIMONY – PANEL TIME LIMIT: Persons who note in their pre-registration form that they wish to testify as part of a panel will be afforded 3 minutes per person up to a maximum of 9 minutes for the panels of 3 or more persons. The Chairs, at their discretion, may further limit the time for testimony.

WRITTEN TESTIMONY: Written testimony may be submitted to the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing via E-mail to the House and Senate Chairs at John.Lawn@mahouse.gov and Cindy.Friedman@masenate.gov as well as the Committee Director Committee Director at timothy.oneill@mahouse.gov.

LEGISLATOR AND PUBLIC OFFICIAL TESTIMONY: Due to the technical requirements of the Microsoft Teams meeting platform, legislators and public officials are also required to pre-register to testify before the committee. The Chairs, at their discretion, may take legislators and public officials out of turn. The committee will extend this courtesy to legislators and public officials only and may not be expanded to include other individuals or panels.

ORDER OF TESTIMONY: The Chairs, at their discretion, will determine the order of testimony during the course of the hearing. It is the responsibility of the individuals seeking to testify to be prepared to speak when called upon by the Chairs. In the event that an individual is called by the Chairs and that person is not logged into the Teams platform, the Chairs will move on and call the next individual or panel.

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Health Care Financing -9-28-2021	9/28/2021 11:00 AM	02:29:48

MassHealth Administration, Eligibility, Rates 11:00am - 2:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.1242	An Act relative to transfers of assets by MassHealth members	Christine P. Barber
H.1246	An Act protecting the homes of seniors and disabled people on MassHealth	Christine P. Barber
H.1249	An Act relative to establishing a commission to investigate fraudulent acts in Mass Health	Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.
H.1270	An Act administering national standards to Medicaid medical necessity reviews	Danielle W. Gregoire
H.1273	An Act to protect MassHealth applicants facing undue hardship	Kate Hogan
H.1274	An Act to preserve special needs trusts for disabled seniors	Kate Hogan
H.1292	An Act providing access to patient protection services for MassHealth consumers	Elizabeth A. Malia
H.1298	An Act relative to health care eligibility for those affected by COVID-19	Lenny Mirra
H.1301	An Act relative to consistent treatment of life estates	Brian W. Murray
H.1317	An Act relative to same day drug testing	Paul F. Tucker
H.1318	An Act to update Medicaid resource limits for seniors	Steven Ultrino
H.1319	An Act regarding Medicare savings programs eligibility	Steven Ultrino
H.3873	An Act to restore the effective date of MassHealth coverage for new applicants	Carolyn C. Dykema
S.737	An Act relative to the effective date of MassHealth coverage for new applicants	Joseph A. Boncore
S.739	An Act relative to MassHealth rates	Michael D. Brady
S.741	An Act to protect MassHealth applicants facing undue hardship	Harriette L. Chandler
S.746	An Act administering national standards to Medicaid medical necessity reviews	Nick Collins
S.748	An Act supporting equal access to community care for elders and the disabled	Joanne M. Comerford
S.749	An Act protecting the homes of seniors and disabled people on MassHealth	Joanne M. Comerford
S.773	An Act preserving special needs trusts for disabled seniors	Patricia D. Jehlen
S.775	An Act providing access to patient protection services for MassHealth consumers	John F. Keenan
S.793	An Act to update Medicaid resource limits for seniors	Jason M. Lewis
S.794	An Act regarding Medicare savings programs eligibility	Jason M. Lewis
S.801	An Act relative to transfer of assets by MassHealth members	Mark C. Montigny
S.811	An Act relative to consistent treatment of life estates	Rebecca L. Rausch

Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Health Care Financing

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