Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Health Care Financing

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Start Time:

10:00 AM

Location:

A-1 and Virtual

Event Description

MassHealth - Miscellaneous Matters

The Joint Committee on Health Care Financing will conduct a hybrid public hearing on Tuesday, October 17, 2023, from 10:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. in Room A-1 on bills relating to MassHealth - Miscellaneous Matters. 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, October 12, 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 - 10-17-2023	10/17/2023 10:00 AM	01:52:49

Agenda

MassHealth - Miscellaneous Matters 10:00am - 1:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.1164	An Act to ensure MassHealth rate parity for behavioral health inpatient providers	Ruth B. Balser
H.1167	An Act relative to patient centered access to behavioral health services in accountable care organizations	Christine P. Barber
H.1169	An Act providing Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation programs and information	Christine P. Barber
H.1172	An Act relative to same day drug testing	Peter Capano
H.1173	An Act to restore the effective date of MassHealth coverage for new applicants	Gerard J. Cassidy
H.1178	An Act relative to reciprocity clarification	Mark J. Cusack
H.1188	An Act providing affordable care through out-of-pocket assistance	William J. Driscoll, Jr.
H.1196	An Act administering national standards to Medicaid medical necessity reviews	Danielle W. Gregoire
H.1199	An Act relative to using Medicaid for violence prevention and intervention	Christopher Hendricks
H.1204	An Act relative to establishing a health safety net task force	Steven S. Howitt
H.1217	An Act to address the financial sustainability of the Health Safety Net	John J. Lawn, Jr.
H.1221	An Act ensuring protections for physicians and hospitals that contract with Medicaid managed care organizations	David Paul Linsky
H.1224	An Act relative to state funding of certain nonprofits	Joseph D. McKenna
H.1225	An Act providing access to patient protection services for MassHealth consumers	Samantha Montaño
H.1230	An Act to stabilize adult day health services	Brian W. Murray
H.1236	An Act increasing access to MassHealth dental providers	Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.
H.1242	An Act providing equitable access to behavioral health services for MassHealth consumers	Jon Santiago
S.724	An Act administering national standards to Medicaid medical necessity reviews	Nick Collins
S.729	An Act to restore the effective date of MassHealth coverage for new applicants	Brendan P. Crighton
S.735	An Act providing affordable care through out-of-pocket assistance	John J. Cronin
S.745	An Act relative to fiduciary responsibility	Ryan C. Fattman
S.758	An Act providing access to patient protection services for MassHealth consumers	John F. Keenan
S.759	An Act requiring equitable access to behavioral health services for MassHealth consumers	John F. Keenan
S.760	An Act relative to behavioral health clinic rates	John F. Keenan
S.768	An Act providing Medicaid coverage for tobacco cessation programs	Jason M. Lewis
S.779	An Act increasing access to MassHealth dental providers	Paul W. Mark
S.796	An Act relative to reciprocity clarification	Patrick M. O'Connor
S.809	An Act to stabilize adult day health services	Bruce E. Tarr
S.811	An Act to address the financial sustainability of the Health Safety Net	John C. Velis

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MassHealth - Miscellaneous Matters 10:00am - 1:00pm

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