Section 107: Raise MassHealth Essential Program Enrollment Limit
Directs MassHealth to increase enrollment in the Essential program by 60,000 people who were on the waiting list as of April 2006.
Section 106: Raise MassHealth Family Assistance Program Enrollment Limit
Directs MassHealth to increase enrollment in the Family Assistance program for HIV positive individuals by 250 people who were on the waiting list of April 2006.
Section 105: Raise MassHealth CommonHealth Program Enrollment Limit
Directs MassHealth to increase enrollment in the CommonHealth program for the disabled by 1600 people who were on the waiting list as of April 2006.
Section 104: Outreach and Enrollment Grants Criteria
Provides outreach and enrollment grants to community and public and private nonprofit groups, located in areas with high percentages of uninsured individuals, that provide enrollment assistance, education, and outreach programs to individuals who may be eligible for MassHealth or other subsidized health plans.
Section 103: Repeal Distressed Provider Expendable Trust Fund
Repeals the Distressed Provider Expendable Trust Fund statute.
Section 102: Extend Fisherman's Partnership Health Plan
Extends the Fisherman's Partnership Health Plan until 2012.
Section 4: Board of Registration in Medicine Fund
Amends Board of Registration in Medicine Trust Fund statute to allow appropriations to carry over into the next fiscal year.
Section 101 (Part 17): Connector Implementation Regulations
Authorizes the Connector to adopt implementation regulations.
Section 101 (Part 16): Commission Study On Brokers
Directs a study to examine the Connector use of brokers.
Section 101 (Part 15): Connector Annual Progress Reports
Establishes a requirement that the Connector must conduct a study and report on its progress to the Massachusetts Legislature 2 years after operation and every year thereafter.