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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2221 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1164
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. Balser12th Middlesex1/19/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2221 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
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By Representative Balser of Newton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1164) of Ruth
B. Balser for legislation to ensure MassHealth rate parity for behavioral health inpatient
providers. Health Care Financing.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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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 hereby amended by adding at the end thereof the
2following:-
3 “Notwithstanding the foregoing, the division shall ensure that its contracted health
4insurers, health plans, health maintenance organizations, behavioral health management firms
5and third party administrators under contract with MassHealth shall reimburse all network
6inpatient behavioral health providers not less than the MassHealth fee for service per diem rate
7for inpatient behavioral health care".
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