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MA H737

Clarifying rate setting processes for home health and home care services


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Introduced
03/29/2021
In Committee
05/27/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
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)

Last Action

Accompanied S774 and S800 (on 03/31/2022)

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