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Introduced
03/29/2021
03/29/2021
In Committee
03/31/2022
03/31/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2022
12/31/2022
Introduced Session
192nd General Court
Bill Summary
For legislation to clarify rate setting processes for home health and home care services. Health Care Financing.
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 (Chapter 118E) to require the Executive Office to establish rates for home health agencies at least biennially, using the reported costs from no more than 4 years prior as the base year, and adjusting for reasonable costs, new regulatory requirements, and a reasonable profit factor. The bill also amends Chapter 19A to require the Executive Office to consider changes to the state minimum wage, employer payroll tax obligations, and wages for similar services in both public and private settings when setting rates for homemaker and personal care homemaker services for the elderly. The bill also mandates that the Executive Office and Secretary of Elder Affairs issue reports detailing how the rates were analyzed and determined, including comparisons to the Home Health Agency Market Basket index published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (19)
Pat Jehlen (D)*,
Jo Comerford (D),
Mike Connolly (D),
Brendan Crighton (D),
Sal DiDomenico (D),
Carol Doherty (D),
Carmine Gentile (D),
Anne Gobi (D),
John Keenan (D),
Jack Lewis (D),
Jason Lewis (D),
Joan Lovely (D),
Mike Moore (D),
Patrick O'Connor (R),
Becca Rausch (D),
Adam Scanlon (D),
Walter Timilty (D),
Erika Uyterhoeven (D),
Susannah Whipps (I),
Last Action
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 03/31/2022)
Official Document
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Document Type | Source Location |
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State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S774 |
Bill | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S774.pdf |
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