Bill > S772

This bill proposes to continue enhanced Medicaid hospital payments for eligible hospitals in Massachusetts. The key provisions include: 1. The executive office shall direct monthly payments to eligible hospitals, with each payment equaling 5% of the eligible hospital's average monthly Medicaid payments for the preceding year or most recent year for which data is available. These enhanced payments will not be used to calculate the hospital's average monthly payment in subsequent years and will not offset any existing Medicaid payments. 2. The executive office may impose reasonable conditions on the payments to ensure federal financial participation and may incur expenses and certify amounts for payment in anticipation of expected federal financial participation. 3. The executive office may promulgate regulations as necessary to carry out this section. 4. "Eligible hospital" is defined as a non-profit or municipal acute care hospital that has a statewide relative price less than 0.90, a public payer mix equal to or greater than 60%, and is not owned, financially consolidated, or corporately affiliated with a large provider organization.

Health and Social Services

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/S772