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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2824 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1367 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Sean Garballey |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act regarding Title XIX reimbursements for state colleges and universities. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Sean Garballey23rd Middlesex1/16/2025 1 of 1 |
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| 16 | 16 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2824 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1367 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Representative Garballey of Arlington, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1367) of |
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| 19 | 19 | | Sean Garballey relative to Title XIX federal financial participation for certain MassHealth |
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| 20 | 20 | | covered services for individuals attending programs at Massachusetts state colleges and |
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| 21 | 21 | | universities. Health Care Financing. |
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| 22 | 22 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 23 | 23 | | _______________ |
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| 24 | 24 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | An Act regarding Title XIX reimbursements for state colleges and universities. |
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| 28 | 28 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 29 | 29 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 30 | 30 | | 1 The executive office of health and human services shall coordinate an interagency |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2working group to analyze the feasibility of, and a strategy for, claiming Title XIX federal |
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| 32 | 32 | | 3financial participation (FFP) for MassHealth covered services provided to MassHealth members |
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| 33 | 33 | | 4of any age attending programs at Massachusetts state colleges and universities, including |
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| 34 | 34 | | 5students with intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, and autism spectrum disorders. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 6The study should consider both potential programmatic and administrative federal claiming, as |
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| 36 | 36 | | 7well as students under and over the age of twenty-two, and Medicaid/Medicare dual eligibles. |
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| 37 | 37 | | 8The working group shall publish a report by April 1, 2025, and submit a copy of the report to the |
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| 38 | 38 | | 9joint committee on health care financing and the joint committee on higher education that |
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| 39 | 39 | | 10includes financial estimates of the potential additional revenue that may be collected, challenges |
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| 40 | 40 | | 11and opportunities, and a high-level workplan for pursuing such additional revenues. |
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