Bill > S784

This bill aims to assist community hospitals by addressing price variation among hospitals and developing recommendations to provide relief for community hospitals. The key provisions include: (1) considering measures to reimburse hospitals at no more than the 80th percentile and no less than the 20th percentile of the statewide commercial relative price, (2) establishing three hospital reimbursement tiers with different limits on rate increases, and (3) developing a target hospital rate distribution. The commission is required to consider various factors, such as alternative payment methodologies, patient population, and the impact on premiums, when developing the recommendations. The proposed process must be submitted to the legislature by January 1, 2022, and the legislature has 65 days to enact legislation before the proposed process takes effect.

Health and Social Services

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S784