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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3457 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1353
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Antonio F. D. Cabral
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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
resolve:
Resolve establishing a report to analyze long hospital stays.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Antonio F. D. Cabral13th Bristol1/17/2025Christopher Hendricks11th Bristol1/21/2025Christopher M. Markey9th Bristol2/4/2025Carole A. Fiola6th Bristol2/12/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3457 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1353
By Representative Cabral of New Bedford, a petition (accompanied by resolve, House, No.
1353) of Antonio F. D. Cabral and others that the Health Policy Commission study acute care
hospital stays that exceed 60 days. Health Care Financing.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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Resolve establishing a report to analyze long hospital stays.
1 Resolved, (a) The health policy commission, in consultation with the center for health
2information and analysis, the department of public health, the division of health insurance, and
3the division of medical assistance, shall conduct an analysis and issue a report on acute care
4hospital stays that exceed 60 days.
5 (b) The report shall analyze the quantity, cost, and root causes of long acute care hospital
6stays, including, but not limited to: (i) aggregate, de-identified information on the patients that
7have long-term hospital stays including the medical conditions and diagnoses resulting in said
8hospital stays, the insurance coverage of said patients and other demographic information; (ii)
9barriers to reimbursement and insurance coverage due to immigration status; (iii) the average
10length of such stays; (iv) barriers that prevent such patients from care in the appropriate setting;
11(v) efforts by hospitals to safely and efficiently discharge or transfer said patients to clinically-
12appropriate post-acute settings of care; (vi) the adequacy of existing funding sources and any
13recommended additional funding sources available to reimburse hospitals for bad debt associated 2 of 2
14with such stays; and (vii) any recommendations to ensure patients receive the most appropriate
15level of care for their clinical needs.
16 (c) The report and any legislative recommendations shall be submitted to the chairs of the
17joint committee on health care financing, the house and senate committees on ways and means
18not later than 180 days from the effective date of this act.
19 (d) This act shall take effect upon its passage.