Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Health Care Financing

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Start Time:

10:00 AM

Location:

Gardner Auditorium
Gardner Auditorium and Virtual

Event Description

Nursing Homes & Senior Care, MassHealth Assets & Income

The Joint Committee on Health Care Financing will conduct a hybrid public hearing in Gardner Auditorium on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, from 10:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. on bills relating to Nursing Homes & Senior Care, MassHealth Assets & Income. This hearing will be streamed live and archived under the Hearings & Events section of the legislative website.

LINK TO PRE-REGISTER TO TESTIFY: For both in-person and remote testimony, please fill out this FORM.

***INSTRUCTIONS FOR REGISTRATION / TESTIMONY***

DEADLINE TO PRE-REGISTER: For both in-person and remote testimony, the deadline to register to testify is 4:00 P.M. Thursday, June 8, 2023. Individuals registered for remote testimony will receive an e-mail the day after pre-registration closes with a link to join the hearing on Microsoft Teams.

SAME DAY SIGN-UP FOR IN-PERSON TESTIMONY ONLY – IF TIME ALLOWS: Individuals who miss the deadline to pre-register for testimony may appear on the day of the hearing and sign-up to speak in-person on forms provided by committee staff outside of the hearing room. Time permitting, when all pre-registered individuals have been called to testify, the Chairs will then call any individuals who sign-up on the day of the hearing.

LEGISLATOR AND PUBLIC OFFICIAL TESTIMONY: Due to the technical requirements of conducting hybrid hearings, legislators and public officials are also requested to pre-register to testify. 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 it will not be expanded to include other individuals or panels.

ORAL TESTIMONY – TIME LIMIT: Each individual registered to testify shall be afforded 3 minutes to speak. Individuals offering testimony on multiple bills must do so within the 3 minute time limit. The Chairs, at their discretion, may further limit the time for testimony.

ORAL TESTIMONY – PARTICIPATING AS A PANEL: Individuals participating as part of a panel must fill-out the appropriate section of the pre-registration form. Please have each member of the panel fill out the pre-registration form separately and completely. The Chairs will permit either fully in-person panels or fully-remote panels only. Questions related to the registration of panels should be directed to the Committee Director at timothy.oneill@mahouse.gov.

WRITTEN TESTIMONY – DO NOT FILL OUT THIS FORM: For individuals wishing to provide written testimony ONLY, please do not fill out this form. There is no deadline on the submission of written testimony. Written testimony may be submitted to the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing via E-mail to House Chair at John.Lawn@mahouse.gov and Senate Chair Cindy.Friedman@masenate.gov, as well as the Committee Director at timothy.oneill@mahouse.gov.

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 registered 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.

DEADLINE TO REQUEST ADA ACCOMMODATIONS: 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 require 3 business days to process any request for services. Requests for services should be submitted through the link below.

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Health Care Financing - 6-13-2023	6/13/2023 10:00 AM	03:35:14

Nursing Homes & Senior Care, MassHealth Assets & Income 10:00am - 4:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.1166	An Act to address the overuse of temporary nursing service agencies at Massachusetts skilled nursing facilities	Ruth B. Balser
H.1168	An Act protecting the homes of seniors and disabled people on MassHealth	Christine P. Barber
H.1200	An Act to support equal access to community care for elders and persons with disabilities	Natalie M. Higgins
H.1202	An Act to preserve special needs trusts for disabled seniors	Kate Hogan
H.1213	An Act relative to asset limits for MassHealth	Michael P. Kushmerek
H.1216	An Act relative to the nursing home quality jobs initiative	John J. Lawn, Jr.
H.1218	An Act relative to stabilizing the Commonwealth’s nursing facilities	John J. Lawn, Jr.
H.1223	An Act to ensure access and continuity of care to specialist and hospital services for dual eligibles	Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr.
H.1229	An Act relative to the fair treatment of life estates in MassHealth eligibility	Brian W. Murray
H.1234	An Act relative to an individual Medicare marketplace option	Alice Hanlon Peisch
H.1241	An Act to improve discharge opportunities from acute care facilities	Lindsay N. Sabadosa
H.1244	An Act relative to stabilizing the Commonwealth's nursing facilities	Adam J. Scanlon
H.1248	An Act regarding Medicare savings programs eligibility	Steven Ultrino
H.1249	An Act to update Medicaid resource limits for seniors	Steven Ultrino
H.3588	An Act relative to MassHealth	Todd M. Smola
H.3832	An Act relative to changing Mass Health estate recoup for people with disabilities beyond age 55	Christopher Richard Flanagan
S.726	An Act protecting the homes of seniors and disabled people on MassHealth	Joanne M. Comerford
S.727	An Act to support equal access to community care for elders and persons with disabilities	Joanne M. Comerford
S.738	An Act relative to the nursing home quality jobs initiative	Julian Cyr
S.739	An Act relative to stabilizing the commonwealth’s nursing facilities	Julian Cyr
S.742	An Act to ensure access and continuity of care to specialist and hospital services for dually eligible individuals	Sal N. DiDomenico
S.756	An Act preserving special needs trusts for disabled seniors	Patricia D. Jehlen
S.762	An Act to protect MassHealth applicants facing undue hardship	Robyn K. Kennedy
S.769	An Act to update Medicaid resource limits for seniors	Jason M. Lewis
S.770	An Act regarding Medicare savings programs eligibility	Jason M. Lewis
S.776	An Act limiting out of pocket expenses	Paul W. Mark
S.780	An Act to address the overuse of temporary nursing service agencies at Massachusetts skilled nursing facilities	Liz Miranda
S.786	An Act relative to transfer of assets by MassHealth members	Mark C. Montigny
S.791	An Act relative to infection control in nursing facilities	Michael O. Moore
S.800	An Act relative to the fair treatment of life estates in MassHealth Eligibility	Rebecca L. Rausch

Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Health Care Financing

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