MA H1150

Bill

To restore adequate funding for disproportionate share hospitals

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to the calculation of reimbursement rates to disproportionate share hospitals. Health Care Financing.

AI Summary

This bill seeks to restore adequate funding for disproportionate share hospitals (DSHs) - hospitals that serve a disproportionately large number of Medicaid and uninsured patients. It would require the executive office of health and human services to increase reimbursement rates to DSHs by 2% for both inpatient and outpatient services, and provide a supplemental payment of at least $10 million for behavioral and mental health services provided by DSHs, with a priority on services for children and adolescents, subject to federal approval and funding availability.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (13)

Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D), Mike Finn (D), Anne Gobi (D), Danielle Gregoire (D), Stephen Hay (D), Natalie Higgins (D), Angelo Puppolo (D), José Tosado (D), Dean Tran (R), Aaron Vega (D), Susannah Whipps (I), Bud Williams (D), Jon Zlotnik (D),

Last Action

Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence (on 06/22/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1150

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1150
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1150.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1143	Relative to funding the Behavioral Health Workforce Development Trust Fund	Accompanied a study order, see H4450	Similar To
H1172	Ensuring protections for physicians and hospitals that contract with Medicaid managed care organizations	Reporting date extended to Thursday December 31, 2020, pending concurrence	Similar To
H1927	Relative to hospital medical staffs	Accompanied a study order, see H4449	Similar To
H1986	Promoting sterilization during surgery	Accompanied a study order, see H4449	Similar To
H254	Regulating lottery funding	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H476	Relative to special education funding	Accompanied a new draft, see S2348	Similar To
H481	To fund a more affordable public higher education system in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see H5209	Similar To
S167	To prevent unscrupulous medical debt recovery practices	Accompanied a study order, see S2534	Similar To
S729	Relative to the closing of hospital essential services	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To

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