MA H528

Bill

MA H528

Relative to nursing facility care

Introduced
01/20/2015

In Committee
04/04/2016

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to nursing facility care. Elder Affairs.

AI Summary

This bill mandates that Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), which are groups of doctors, hospitals, and other healthcare providers who coordinate care for patients, must pay nursing homes at least as much as Medicare would pay for the same services if a patient were covered by Medicare. This ensures that nursing homes receive fair reimbursement for the care they provide to ACO patients. The bill also clarifies that nursing homes, which are facilities licensed to provide long-term care and skilled nursing services, will not be considered "provider organizations" under the definitions in Chapter 6D and Chapter 12C of the General Laws, meaning they will be treated as separate entities in these contexts.

Committee Categories

Health and Social Services

Sponsors (1)

Jim O'Day (D)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H4636 (on 09/26/2016)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/House/H528

(7 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/House/H528
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H528
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H528.pdf

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H110	To increase the Commonwealth's compliance with federal law meeting requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act	New draft substituted, see H4534	Similar To
H1756	To further define standards of employee safety	Accompanied S999	Similar To
H2028	Relative to death benefit claims	Accompanied a new draft, see H4068	Similar To
H2801	Relative to the personal care attendant program	Accompanied a study order, see H4102	Similar To
H3212	Regarding background checks on foster parents	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H4636	The financing and delivery of health care in the commonwealth	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
H4761	Establishing an appointed town clerk in the town of West Boylston	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 386 of the Acts of 2016	Similar To

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