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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Ruth B. Balser
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act to ensure MassHealth rate parity for behavioral health inpatient providers.
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PETITION OF:
NAME: DISTRICT/ADDRESS: DATE ADDED:
Ruth B. Balser 12th Middlesex 1/21/2021
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)
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An Act to ensure MassHealth rate parity for behavioral health inpatient providers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Section 13 of Chapter 118E is amended by adding the following “ Notwithstanding the
2 foregoing the division shall ensure that its contracted health insurers, health plans, health
3 maintenance organizations, behavioral health management firms and third party administrators
4 under contract to a Medicaid managed care organization or primary care clinician plan shall
5 reimburse all contracted inpatient behavioral health providers not less than the MassHealth
6 contracted per diem rate for inpatient behavioral health care"
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