Section 129: Study On Allowing Primary Care Givers Into MassHealth
Directs the Secretary of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services to study the cost of allowing primary care givers to enroll in MassHealth.
Directs the Secretary of the Executive Office of Health and Human Services to study the cost of allowing primary care givers to enroll in MassHealth.
Authorizes funding for hospital rate increases of $90 million in each of the three fiscal years 2007-2009.
Declares a legislative policy to not add new mandated insurance benefits until 2008.
Repeals the moratorium on changes to Uncompensated Care Pool regulations, effective October 1, 2007.
Prohibits changes to Uncompensated Care Pool reimbursable services regulations.
Establishes hospital and surcharge payer liability and hospital payments for the Uncompensated Care pool for fiscal year 2007.
Provides exclusive rights for three years to Medicaid managed care organizations that have contracted with the Commonwealth to provide managed care to MassHealth members to offer subsidized plans through the Commonwealth Care Health Insurance Program.
Directs supplemental payments to Cambridge Health Alliance and Boston Medical Center.
Creates a new Health Care Access Bureau within the Division of Insurance with responsibility for oversight of the small group and individual health insurance market and affordable health plans, funded by a $600,000 annual assessment on insurance carriers.
Appropriates $25 million for the Connector initial administrative expenses, including marketing efforts.