Section 120: Transfer from Commonwealth Care Trust Fund to Uncompensated Care Trust Fund
Directs the transfer of $290 million from the Commonwealth Care Trust Fund to the Uncompensated Care Trust Fund.
Section 119: Initial Funds Transfer to Commonwealth Care Trust Fund
Directs the transfer of $125 million to the Commonwealth Care Trust Fund for the Commonwealth Care program.
Section 118: Balance Transfer from Distressed Provider Expendable Trust Fund to the Essential Community Provider Trust Fund
Transfers the balance in the Distressed Provider Expendable Trust Fund, which is to be abolished, to the Essential Community Provider Trust Fund.
Section 117: Balance Transfer from Uncompensated Care Trust Fund to Health Safety Net Trust Fund
Transfers the balance in the Uncompensated Care Trust Fund, which is to be abolished, to the Health Safety Net Trust Fund.
Section 116: Appropriation for Design of Computerized Physician Prescribing Systems
Appropriates $5 million to the Mass Technology Park Corporation for the design of computerized physician prescribing systems.
Section 115: Individual Coverage Open Enrollment Period
Establishes an open enrollment period for individuals into new plans from May 1, 2007 through July 31, 2007.
Section 114: Study Individual and Small Group Health Insurance Market Merger
Requires a study of the impact of merging the non-group insurance market and small-group health insurance market.
Section 113: No Change In MassHealth Behavioral Health Until Report Completed
Allows individuals receiving publicly funded behavioral health services to continue receiving those services notwithstanding the provisions of new insurance programs created by Chapter 58.
Section 112: MassHealth Waiver Amendment
Requires the Commonwealth to request an amendment to the MassHealth demonstration waiver to implement Chapter 58 of the Acts of 2006 and to seek maximum federal reimbursement available for subsidized health insurance programs.
Section 5: Public Health Council Members
Changes composition of Public Health Council to include members from public health schools, providers, and health advocates.