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Introduced
03/29/2021
03/29/2021
In Committee
05/27/2021
05/27/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2022
12/31/2022
Introduced Session
192nd General Court
Bill Summary
Relative to the rate setting processes for home health and home care services. Elder Affairs.
AI Summary
This bill aims to clarify the rate-setting processes for home health and home care services in Massachusetts. It amends the state's Medicaid law to require that rates for home health agencies be established at least biennially, using the reported costs from the calendar year not more than 4 years prior, adjusted for reasonableness and any new regulatory costs. The bill also requires the Executive Office to consider various factors when setting these rates, such as costs in other care settings, national or regional indices, and the need to encourage cost-efficient service delivery. Additionally, the bill requires the Secretary to provide a report to the legislature comparing the adopted rates to the "Home Health Agency Market Basket" index published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. For homemaker and personal care homemaker services, the bill directs the Executive Office to consider changes in the state minimum wage and employer payroll tax obligations, as well as rates and wages in both public and private settings, when establishing payment rates. The Secretary of Elder Affairs must also issue a report on the analysis used to determine these rates.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (27)
Carmine Gentile (D)*,
Christine Barber (D),
Natalie Blais (D),
Mike Connolly (D),
Marcos Devers (D),
Carol Doherty (D),
Ken Gordon (D),
Tami Gouveia (D),
Natalie Higgins (D),
Vanna Howard (D),
Pat Jehlen (D),
Mary Keefe (D),
David LeBoeuf (D),
Jack Lewis (D),
Jason Lewis (D),
Tram Nguyen (D),
Jim O'Day (D),
Jake Oliveira (D),
Becca Rausch (D),
Maria Robinson (D),
Lindsay Sabadosa (D),
Adam Scanlon (D),
Walter Timilty (D),
Paul Tucker (D),
Steve Ultrino (D),
Erika Uyterhoeven (D),
Susannah Whipps (I),
Last Action
Accompanied S774 and S800 (on 03/31/2022)
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Document Type | Source Location |
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State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H737 |
Bill | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H737.pdf |
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