Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Medicare Upper Payments Limits Program; Division of Medicaid shall establish for hospitals.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/15 (H) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations | |
| 2 | 01/30 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | Passage | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Three/Fifths |
House Committees:
Principal Author: Moody
Additional Authors: Capps, Holland, Howell
Code Section: A 043-0013-0117
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-13-117, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DIRECT THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID TO ESTABLISH A MEDICARE UPPER PAYMENT LIMITS PROGRAM AS ALLOWED UNDER FEDERAL LAW; TO AUTHORIZE THE DIVISION TO MAKE AN ASSESSMENT ON EACH HOSPITAL FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF FINANCING THE STATE PORTION OF THE MEDICARE UPPER PAYMENT LIMITS PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE THAT THE DIVISION SHALL PAY HOSPITALS THE MEDICARE UPPER PAYMENT LIMIT; TO AUTHORIZE THE DIVISION TO CONTRACT WITH THE MISSISSIPPI HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION TO PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR THE OPERATION OF THE DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE HOSPITAL PROGRAM AND THE MEDICARE UPPER PAYMENT LIMITS PROGRAM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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