| Hospital
Reimbursement
Connecticut's
not-for-profit acute care hospitals serve as the state's healthcare
safety net. However, with many hospitals' operating margins
hovering at or below break-even for the past several years,
and with demand for hospital services concurrently and steadily
increasing, hospitals' ability to continue in this vital role
is threatened.
Because
reimbursement is such a pivotal issue for hospitals and other
healthcare institutions, many of CHA's efforts are focused
on advocating for fair, adequate, and timely reimbursement
to Connecticut hospitals for the services provided to all
patients.
As part of its 2008
Legislative Agenda, CHA is working to:
- Maintain
funding for the Uncompensated Care Pool and Urban DSH Pool.
- Expand
critical access to capital funding through a CHEFA-issued
revenue bond program to provide grants, forgivable loans,
and low interest loans.
Related
Resources
CHA
Comments on OPPS Proposed Rule (September 14, 2007)
— CHA submitted comments to the
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regarding
the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system
(OPPS) proposed rule, which set forth numerous and significant
operational and policy changes.
Faces
of Medicaid in Connecticut —
A new CHA report conveys the implications of Medicaid underfunding
to hospitals and the patients and communities they serve.
The
State Legislative Program Review and Investigations (PRI)
Committee released its report on December 18, 2006, on findings
and recommendations regarding funding hospital care in Connecticut.
The full 69-page report,
as well as a shorter " key
points" document, are now available on the Committee's
website.
Click
here for CHA's testimony before this committee on Thursday,
September 21, 2006.
Over
the past 10 years, the combined operating margin of Connecticut’s
acute care hospitals has averaged less than 1%. Click the
following link for CHA's
April 2005 Advocacy Update on Connecticut hospitals' 2004
consolidated financial results.
CHA
commissioned the Lewin Group to produce a report on total
Medicaid program expenditures in Connecticut, as well as a
summary of hospital Medicaid payments and their impact on
the fiscal health of Connecticut hospitals. CHA has sent the
report, titled "Analysis
of the Fairness and Equity of Connecticut Medicaid Hospital
Reimbursement," to hospitals, legislators,
and government officials.
Related
Testimony
2008
Testimony
Friday,
February 15, 2008
CHA
submitted testimony to the Appropriations Committee on HB
5021, An Act Making Adjustments To The Budget For The Biennium
Ending June 30, 2009
Click
here for CHA testimony on HB 5021.
2007
Testimony
Friday,
February 16, 2007
CHA
and several hospitals submitted testimony to the Appropriations
Committee regarding HB 7077, An Act Concerning The
State Budget For The Biennium Ending June 30, 2009, And
Making Appropriations Therefor.
CHA
Bridgeport
Hospital
John
Dempsey Hospital
Middlesex
Hospital
Saint
Mary's Hospital
Hospital
of Saint Raphael
Waterbury
Hospital
Yale-New
Haven Hospital
Tuesday,
February 8, 2007
CHA
submitted testimony to the Insurance and Real Estate Committee
of the Connecticut General Assembly regarding SB
2, An Act Concerning Health Care Insurance Reform and
HB 6661, An Act Establishing Universal Health Care
Insurance In Connecticut.
Click
here for testimony on SB 2/HB 6661.
Tuesday,
February 6, 2007
CHA,
Connecticut Children's Medical Center, and John Dempsey
Hospital gave testimony to the Select Committee on Children
of the Connecticut General Assembly regarding HB
6722, An Act Concerning Healthy Kids Initiatives:
CHA
Connecticut
Children's Medical Center
John
Dempsey Hospital
Wednesday,
January 31, 2007
CHA
and several member hospitals gave testimony to the Public
Health Committee of the Connecticut General Assembly on
SB 1, An Act Increasing Access
to Affordable, Quality Health Care, and
HB 6332, An Act Increasing
Access to Health Care:
CHA
Connecticut
Children's Medical Center
John
Dempsey Hospital
Middlesex
Hospital
Saint
Francis Hospital and Medical Center
Hospital
of Saint Raphael
Waterbury
Hospital
Yale-New
Haven Hospital
Thursday,
January 18, 2007
CHA
and several member hospitals gave testimony to the Human
Services Committee of the Connecticut General Assembly at
a public hearing on the adequacy of hospital reimbursement
from private managed care organizations serving HUSKY and
Medicaid clients:
CHA
Bridgeport
Hospital
Bristol
Hospital
Connecticut
Children's Medical Center
Day
Kimball Hospital
John
Dempsey Hospital
Johnson
Memorial Hospital
Middlesex
Hospital
Saint
Francis Hospital and Medical Center
Saint
Mary's Hospital
Hospital
of Saint Raphael
St.
Vincent's Medical Center
Waterbury
Hospital
Windham
Hospital
Yale-New
Haven Hospital
2006
Testimony
Thursday,
September 21, 2006
Funding
Hospital Care in Connecticut
Stephen
Frayne, Senior Vice President, Health Policy, testified
before the Legislative Policy Review and Investigations
Committee of the Connecticut General Assembly at a public
hearing on the Committee's study, Funding Hospital Care
in Connecticut. The Committee is conducting the
study -
which is examining the mix of revenue sources hospitals
rely on to fund services, and how government payments impact
the financial viability of Connecticut hospitals -
in preparation for the 2007 Legislative
Session.
Click
here to view CHA's testimony.
Tuesday,
March 7, 2006
SB
475, An Act Concerning Revisions To The Husky Plan, Part
A And Part B
HB
5641, An Act Concerning Revisions To The Medicaid Program
CHA
submitted testimony in support of these bills and encouraged
the legislature to:
- Establish
a cost of living increase for hospital inpatient and outpatient
Medicaid rates so that, at a minimum, the difference between
funding and costs does not continue to deteriorate.
- Return
to hospitals the $27 million SAGA cut that was not needed
to balance the budget.
- Increase
the ongoing annual hospital SAGA cap by $15 million so
that SAGA funding can be on par with Medicaid funding.
- Return
to hospitals the $5 million Uncompensated Care Pool cut
that was not needed to balance the budget.
- Eliminate
the next $5 million Uncompensated Care Pool cut scheduled
for this July.
- Restore
declaration of income in the HUSKY Plan, Part A and Part
B
- Restore
continuous eligibility in the HUSKY Plan, Part A and Part
B
- Eliminate
cost sharing requirements (premiums and co-pays) in the
HUSKY Plan, Part A
- Fund
outreach to help families apply for and remain on HUSKY
- Ensure
working families on HUSKY remain on the program for up
to 24 months ("transitional medical assistance")
Click
here to view CHA's testimony on SB 475 and HB 5641.
SB
478, An Act Concerning Revisions To The State-Administered
General Assistance Program
CHA
submitted testimony in support of this bill which would
expand the scope of medical services available under the
State-Administered General Assistance (SAGA) Program and
require the Commissioner of Social Services to ensure that
medical transportation services are available to program
beneficiaries.
Click
here to view CHA's testimony on SB 478.
HB
5642, An Act Concerning Programs Administered By The Department
Of Social Services
Click
here to view CHA's testimony on HB 5642.
HB
5590, An Act Regulating Rates For The Provision Of Emergency
Treatment By Health Care Providers
Stephen
Frayne, Senior Vice President, Health Policy, testified
in opposition to this bill, which would limit the amount
a hospital can charge, to patients or any third party, for
emergency care to no more than two hundred percent of the
amount Medicare would pay for those emergency services.
Click
here to view CHA's testimony on HB 5590.
Thursday,
February 23, 2006
HB
5198, An Act Concerning State Payments to Hospitals
Stephen
Frayne, Senior Vice President, Health Policy, testified
before the Committee on Human Services, in support of this
bill, which seeks to establish more equitable reimbursement
rates for state payments to hospitals based on the costs
incurred by hospital in providing care.
Click
here to view Mr. Frayne's testimony on HB 5198
Friday,
February 17, 2006
HB
5007, An Act Making Adjustments To The Budget For The Biennium
Ending June 30, 2007
Stephen
Frayne, Senior Vice President, Health Policy, testified
on this bill, urging modifications to the proposed midterm
budget adjustments in order to make critical investments
in the state's hospitals and improve access to health coverage,
including:
- Returning
to hospitals the $27 million SAGA cut that was not needed
to balance the budget.
- Increasing
the ongoing annual hospital SAGA cap by $15 million so
that SAGA funding can be on par with Medicaid funding.
- Returning
to hospitals the $5 million Uncompensated Care Pool cut
that was not needed to balance the budget.
- Eliminating
the next $5 million Uncompensated Care Pool cut scheduled
for this July.
- Establishing
a cost of living increase for hospital inpatient and outpatient
Medicaid rates so that, at a minimum, the difference between
funding and costs does not continue to deteriorate.
Click
here to view Mr. Frayne's testimony on HB 5007
Wednesday,
February 15, 2006
HB
5007, An Act Making Adjustments To The Budget For The Biennium
Ending June 30, 2007
Patrick
J. Monahan II, General Counsel and Vice President, Patient
Care Regulation, testified on this bill, urging funding
for recommendations advanced by the Lieutenant Governor's
Mental Health Cabinet, increased funding to ensure adequate
payment for mental health services, a budget provision that
requires the Behavioral Health Partnership to provide for
annual adjustments to all hospital rates at least equal
to the average increase granted during the fiscal year by
the Department of Public Social Services to HUSKY managed
care organizations, and a commitment of resources that ensures
proper placement of patients in need of mental health treatment
and reduces the number of patients waiting in hospital emergency
departments for mental health services.
Click
here to view Mr. Monahan's testimony on HB 5007
2005
Testimony
Tuesday,
March 22, 2005
SB
1323, An Act Concerning The Administration Of The Husky
Plan, Part A And Part B and HB 6927, An
Act Concerning Restoration Of Services Available Under The
State-Administered General Assistance Program
CHA
submitted testimony in support of these bills, which would
expand the HUSKY program and restore needed funding to the
SAGA program. Click
here to view the testimony.
Tuesday,
March 15, 2005
HB
6914, An Act Concerning Utilization Review Determinations
And Appeals Under Health Insurance Plans, and SB
1297, An Act Concerning Managed Care Grievance Procedures
CHA
testified in support of these bills, which require a utilization
review company to notify providers, along with enrollees,
when it has made a decision not to certify an admission,
service, or extension of a stay ordered by the provider,
and establish a presumption that services ordered by participating
providers are medically necessary.
Click
here to view the testimony.
Tuesday,
March 1, 2005
HB
6790, An Act Implementing The Recommendations Of The Legislative
Program Review And Investigations Committee Relative To
The Medicaid Eligibility Determination Process
CHA
submitted testimony in support of this bill, which would
implement the recommendations of the Legislative Program
Review and Investigations Committee relative to the Medicaid
eligibility determination process. Click
here to view the testimony.
Thursday,
February 24, 2005
HB
6135, An Act Concerning Standards In Contracts Between Managed
Care Organizations And Physicians
CHA
submitted testimony on this bill, which would establish
specified requirements to be included in contracts between
managed care organizations and physicians.
Click
here to view the testimony.
Tuesday,
February 22, 2005
SB
253, An Act Expanding The HUSKY Program
SB
673, An Act Concerning HUSKY Coverage
HB
5688, An Act Concerning The Establishment Of A Bipartisan
Commission To Review Reimbursement Rates Paid To Participating
Providers In State Medical Assistance Programs
CHA
submitted testimony on these bills, which expand the HUSKY
program by extending eligibility to uninsured persons with
family income up to 300% of the federal poverty level and
allow small businesses that currently do not offer health
insurance to buy into the HUSKY program (SB 253 and SB 673),
and provide for the establishment of a bipartisan commission
to annually review reimbursement rates made to medical providers
in any state medical assistance program and to allow such
commission to increase provider rates to cover the reasonable
costs of the services provided (HB 5688). Click
here to view the testimony.
Thursday,
February 17, 2005
HB
6671, An Act Concerning The State Budget For The Biennium
Ending June 30, 2007, And Making Appropriations Therefor
Stephen
Frayne, CHA Senior Vice President, Health Policy, presented
testimony in opposition to the bill, which would implement
a series of cuts to Department of Social Services safety
net programs to control expenditure growth. Richard
Brvenik, President and CEO, Windham Hospital, and J. Kevin
Kinsella, Vice President, Hartford Hospital submitted testimony,
as did and Yale New Haven Health System.
Click
here to view Mr. Frayne's testimony.
Click
here to view Mr. Brvenik's testimony.
Click
here to view Mr. Kinsella's testimony.
Click
here to view Yale New Haven Health System's testimony.
Tuesday,
February 1, 2005
HB
6438, An Act Concerning Restoration Of Husky Plan, Part
A Benefits For Parents And Needy Caretaker Relatives
CHA
submitted testimony on this bill, which allows the approximately
13,000 working parents and needy caretaker relatives above
the lowered eligibility level (from 150% to 100% of the
federal poverty level, i.e., $23,507 to $15,671 for a family
of three, respectively) to maintain essential health coverage.
2004
Testimony
Wednesday,
September 29, 2004
Testimony
of Stephen A. Frayne, Senior Vice President, Health Policy,
Connecticut Hospital Association, submitted to the Program
Review and Investigations Committee.
Click
here to view the testimony.
Thursday,
September 30, 2004
Testimony
of Stephen A. Frayne, Senior Vice President, Health Policy,
Connecticut Hospital Association, submitted to the Department
of Social Services regarding regulations to administer medical
services for the State Administered General Assistance Program
(SAGA).
Click
here to view the testimony.
Thursday,
March 11, 2004
SB
38, An Act Concerning The Governor’s Budget Regarding
Public Health Statutes
CHA submitted written testimony on this bill.
Click
here to view the testimony.
Tuesday,
March 9, 2004
HB
5616, An Act Concerning Revisions Rate Setting By The Department
Of Social Services
HB 5615, An Act Concerning Revisions To The HUSKY Program
HB 5617, An Act Concerning The State-Administered General
Assistance Program
SB 457, An Act Concerning Restoration Of Social Services
Programs
SB 553, An Act Concerning Revisions To The Medicaid Program
Steve Frayne, CHA Vice President for Finance and Insurance
Services, testified in support of these bills.
Click
here to view the testimony
Thursday,
March 4, 2004
HB
5530, An Act Concerning Restoration Of Benefits And Services
Under The Medical Assistance Program
Steve Frayne, CHA Vice President for Finance and Insurance
Services, testified in support of this bill.
Click
here to view the testimony.
Tuesday,
March 2, 2004
SB
416, An Act Concerning Health Insurance Coverage For Interpreter
Services
CHA submitted testimony in support of this bill, which would
require that health insurers provide coverage for interpreter
services for hearing impaired individuals who are receiving
care covered by an insurance policy.
Click
here to view the testimony.
SB
418, An Act Concerning Universal Healthcare
CHA submitted testimony in support of this bill, which would
establish the Nutmeg Health Plan, a plan that would provide
universal coverage for Connecticut residents.
Click
here to view the testimony.
Monday,
March 1, 2004
SB
32, An Act Increasing Certain Bond Authorizations For Capital
Improvements
CHA submitted testimony in favor of Section 18 of this bill,
which allows the Connecticut Health and Education Facilities
Authority (CHEFA) to back up to $100 million in bonds for
hospital equipment purchases.
Click
here to view the testimony.
Tuesday,
February 24, 2004
SB
325, An Act Concerning Full Payment To Physicians For Services
Provided To Dually Eligible Patients; SB 326, An Act Concerning
State Assistance To Legal Immigrants; HB 5040, An Act Concerning
Necessary Revisions To Human Services Statues; HB 5041,
An Act Concerning The Governor’s Budget Recommendations
Regarding Human Services Statutes
Steve Frayne, CHA Vice President for Finance and Insurance
Services, testified on these bills and on the impact of
cuts to the Medicaid, HUSKY, and State-Administered General
Assistance (SAGA) programs.
Click
here to view the testimony.
Friday,
February 20, 2004
J.
Kevin Kinsella, Vice President, Hartford Hospital, and Stephen
Frayne, CHA's Vice President of Finance and Insurance Services,
testified before a joint meeting of the Appropriations,
Human Services, and Public Health committees on the imposition
of premiums in the Medicaid program, the Governor's proposed
Medicaid rate increase, and the recent restructuring of
the State-Administered General Assistance (SAGA) program.
Click
here to view Kinsella's testimony
Click
here to view Frayne's testimony
Thursday,
February 19, 2004
HB
5203, An Act Concerning The Recoding And Denial Of Health
Insurance Claims And Provider Appeals Of Such Recoding And
Denial; HB 5208, An Act Allowing Providers To Access The
External Appeals Process To Appeal Payment Determinations
Made By Managed Care Organizations
CHA
testified in support of these bills, which allow providers
to appeal certain decisions of managed care companies.
Click
here to view the testimony.
HB
5205, An Act Establishing Standards For Contracts Between
Managed Care Organizations And Physicians
CHA
testified in support of this bill, which would establish
various important standards for contracts between managed
care companies and physicians.
Click
here to view the testimony.
Tuesday,
February 17, 2004
HB
5033, An Act Making Adjustments To The State Budget For The
Biennium Ending June 30, 2005, And Making Appropriations Therefor;
HB 5040, An Act Concerning Necessary Revisions To Human Services
Statues; HB 5041, An Act Concerning The Governor's Budget
Recommendations Regarding Human Services Statutes
CHA
testified against these bills, which would collectively
implement the Governor's budget proposal for the Department
of Social Services(DSS).
Click
here to view the testimony.
Click
here for testimony on the same bills by Dr. Vernon Kwok,
Director of the Department of Dentistry and the Dental Clinic
at Hartford Hospital.
2003
Testimony
Thursday,
April 10, 2003
HB
6548, An Act Concerning The State Budget For The Biennium
Ending June 30, 2005, And Making Appropriations Therefor
CHA
submitted testimony on the Governor's budget proposal and
its impact on hospitals.
Click
here to view the testimony.
Thursday,
April 3, 2003
HB
6666, An Act Concerning The Repeal Of The Sales Tax On Patient
Care Services and sections 9 and 10 of SB 1037, An Act Concerning
Revenue Changes To Implement The Biennial Budget
Officials
of five Connecticut hospitals and a CHA staff member presented
testimony to the Finance, Revenue, and Bonding Committee
in support of both of these bills.
Click
here to view the testimony of
Steve Frayne, Vice President, Finance and Insurance Services,
CHA
Click
here to view the testimony of
Lucille Janatka, President and CEO of MidState Medical Center.
Click
here to view the testimony of
Alfred Lerz, President and CEO of Johnson Health Network.
Click
here to view the testimony of
Mark Lory, President and CEO of Eastern Connecticut Health
Network.
Click
here to view the testimony of
Kevin Kinsella, Vice President of Hartford Hospital.
Click
here to view the testimony of
Laurence Tanner, President of the Central Connecticut Health
Alliance.
Click
here to view the testimony of
Yale-New Haven Health System.
Tuesday,
March 4, 2003
SB
739, An Act Concerning The Department Of Social Services
Payments For Hospital Inpatient Care, Outpatient Care, And
Mental Health Services
CHA
Vice President of Finance and Insurance Services Steve Frayne
testified in support of this bill, which would amend the
Department of Social Services statutes by increasing the
rate of payment for inpatient, outpatient, and mental health
services.
Click
here to view the testimony.
SB
683, An Act Concerning Payment Rates To Hospitals Serving
A Disproportionate Share Of Indigent Patients
CHA
presented written testimony opposing this bill, which would
require the Commissioner of Social Services to revise the
formula used to calculate disproportionate share (DSH) payments
to hospitals to make uncompensated care the primary factor
in setting DSH payments.
Click
here to view the testimony.
HB
6452, An Act Concerning Certificates Of Need And Repealing
Hospitals' Ability To Acquire Contiguous Land And Buildings
CHA
presented written testimony opposing the portion of HB 6452
that repeals Section 19a-645 of the general statutes.
Click
here to view the testimony.
SB
569, An Act Concerning Data Maintained By The Office Of
Health Care Access
CHA
presented written testimony opposing this bill, which would
significantly expand bad debt and free care reporting requirements
by causing data to be reported at the account level.
Click
here to view the testimony.
HB
6435, An Act Concerning Hospital Reimbursement To The Office
Of Health Care Access
CHA
presented written testimony supporting this bill, which
changes the date on which the Office of Health Care Access
(OHCA) is required to submit a statement to the hospitals
from July 31 to August 31.
Click
here to view the testimony.
Thursday,
February 20, 2003
HB
566, An Act Concerning Hospital Bed Funds
CHA
presented written testimony opposing this bill, stating
that it would duplicate and confuse the existing statutory
provisions concerning hospital bed funds.
CHA's
testimony on this bill.
SB
568, An Act Concerning Hospital Debt Collection Practices
CHA
presented written testimony opposing this bill, stating
that as proposed, the bill would reduce the amount a hospital
can claim as judgment interest, transfer court costs to
the hospital, and discourage wage attachments and liens.
CHA's
testimony on this bill.
Friday,
February 7, 2003
SB
17, An Act Concerning State Participation With A Nonprofit
Pharmacy Benefits Manager
SB
520, An Act Concerning The Establishment Of A Purchasing
Pool For The Procurement Of Prescription Drugs
SB
743, An Act Concerning Lower Prescription Drug Costs For
State Residents
HB
5469, An Act Concerning The Establishment Of The Affordable
Prescription Drug Board
HB
6123, An Act Concerning Pharmaceutical Purchasing
CHA
sumitted testimony to the Human Services Committee in support
of this set of bills.
CHA's
testimony on these bills
2002
Testimony
December
11, 2002
CHA
Presents Testimony on Governor's Budget Reduction Plan
CHA submitted testimony emphasizing its concerns about specific
reductions in the Governor's budget plan that will directly
and indirectly impact hospitals.
Click
here to view CHA's testimony on the Governor's budget
reduction plan.
Wednesday,
November 27, 2002
CHA
Presents Testimony on Financial Health of Hospitals
CHA's
testimony on the financial health of hospitals was submitted
as part of a joint informational public hearing of the Appropriations
Committee and the Finance, Revenue, & Bonding Committee
on Thursday, November 21, 2002.
Click here to
view CHA's testimony on "The Financial Health of Hospitals"
Thursday,
August 1, 2002
CHA
Submits Testimony at Field Hearing on Homeland Security
CHA
presented written testimony to the U.S. House Subcommittee
on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International
Relations, which held a field hearing on "Homeland Security:
Keeping First Responders First" on Tuesday, July 30, 2002,
at Norwalk Community College. The hearing was scheduled
by the Subcommittee's chairman, Representative Christopher
Shays.
Click here to view CHA's testimony
on "Homeland Security: Keeping First Responders First"
Friday,
March 22, 2002
SB
632, An Act Concerning Civil Penalties For Health Care Fraud
CHA
submitted testimony in opposition to a bill that would impose
additional penalties on any entities determined to have
committed health care fraud.
CHA's
testimony on this bill is attached.
Tuesday,
March 12, 2002
SB
583, An Act Concerning Uncompensated Care
CHA
Vice President of Finance and Insurance Services Steve Frayne
testified in support of increased funding for psychiatric
beds and against the provisions of the bill that imposes
a statutory requirement on hospitals to participate in Medicaid
managed care program.
SB
585, An Act Concerning Medicaid Payments
CHA
Vice President of Finance and Insurance Services Steve Frayne
testified in support of a bill that would increase the Medicaid
rate of payment for partial hospitalization.
CHA's
testimony on this bill
Thursday,
March 7, 2002
SB
440, An Act Concerning the Administrative Costs of the Medicaid
Program
CHA
testified in support of a bill that would study ways to
reduce the administrative costs of the Medicaid program.
SB
445, An Act Concerning the Department of Social Services
Payments For Hospital Inpatient, Outpatient, Mental Health
Services And Community Mental Health Services
CHA
Vice President of Finance and Insurance Services Steve Frayne
testified in support of CHA's proposal to increase Medicaid
reimbursement to hospitals. This bill is a key component
of CHA's legislative agenda.
CHA's
testimony on these bills
SB
518, An Act Concerning The HUSKY Program
CHA
testified in support of this proposal to expand HUSKY coverage.
CHA's
testimony on this bill
HB
5555, An Act Providing Full Payment To Physicians For Services
Provided To Dually-Eligible Patients
CHA
testified in support of increasing payments to physicians
for providing services to dually-eligible patients.
CHA's
testimony on this bill
SB
519, An Act Concerning Deficiencies In Health Insurance
Claim Information
CHA
submitted testimony in support of the bill, which will help
address the timely payment issue.
HB
5569, An Act Concerning Health Insurance Claims And Payment
Recovery
CHA
submitted testimony in support of the bill to improve payment
recovery from managed care companies.
CHA's
testimony on these bills
SB
531, An Act Concerning Payments For Mental Health Services
CHA
Vice President of Finance and Insurance Services Steve Frayne
testified in support of CHA's proposal to increase Medicaid
payments for mental health services.
SB
533, An Act Concerning The Establishment Of Medicaid Rates
CHA
Vice President of Finance and Insurance Services Steve Frayne
testified in support of the bill that would rebase Medicaid
rates.
CHA's
testimony on these bills
Tuesday,
March 5, 2002
HB
5623, An Act Concerning Patient Access To Hospital Bills
CHA
submitted testimony in opposition to the bill in part because
hospitals are already required to provide itemized bills
upon request.
CHA's testimony on this bill
SB
433, An Act Concerning Health Care Institutions
CHA
testified in support of this bill, which provides Medicaid
increases for HIPAA implementation costs and for increased
liability insurance costs. CHA requested that if the Committee
acts favorably on the bill, it should amend the bill to
include hospitals.
CHA's
testimony on this bill
Tuesday,
February 19, 2002
SB
33, An Act Concerning Certain Taxes Related To Health Care
CHA
Vice President of Finance and Insurance Services Steve Frayne
testified in support of the Governor's proposal to clarify
the date upon which the sales tax on patient care services
was repealed.
CHA's testimony on this bill.
Friday,
February 15, 2002
CHA
President and CEO Jennifer Jackson and Vice President of
Finance Steve Frayne testified in support of the Governor's
mid-term budget proposal, which appropriates $15 million
to the urban DSH program established last year.
CHA's testimony on this issue.
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