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Account	Description	FY07 GAA	FY08 GAA
4590-0912	Western Massachusetts Hospital Federal Reimbursement Retained Revenue The department may expend an amount not to exceed $16,007,368 from reimbursements collected for western Massachusetts hospital services, subject to the approval of the commissioner of public health; provided, that such revenues may be expended for the purpose of hospital-related costs, including personnel, capital expenditures, DD object class charge-backs and motor vehicle replacement; provided further, that all revenues expended shall be pursuant to schedules submitted to the secretary of administration and finance and the house and senate committees on ways and means; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the western Massachusetts hospital shall be eligible to receive and retain full reimbursement from the medical assistance program of the executive office of health and human services; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the western Massachusetts hospital shall reimburse the General Fund for a portion of employee benefit expenses, according to a schedule submitted by the commissioner of public health and approved by the secretary for administration and finance; provided further, that such reimbursement shall not exceed 10 per cent of total personnel costs for the hospital; provided further, that for the purpose of accommodating discrepancies between the receipt of retained revenues and related expenditures, the department may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify for payment amounts not to exceed the lesser of this authorization or the most recent revenue estimate as reported in the state accounting system; and provided further, that no funds appropriated herein shall be expended for administrative, space or energy expenses of the department not directly related to personnel or programs funded in this item	14,829,827	16,007,368

 
 

HISTORICAL SPENDING CATEGORIES ($000)

SPENDING CATEGORY	FY04 Spending	FY05 Spending	FY06 Spending	FY07 Spending	FY08 GAA
Wages & Salaries	8,840	9,582	10,240	11,146	10,970
Pensions & Benefits	319	316	319	314	318
Operating Expenses	2,735	2,537	2,917	3,206	3,539
Public Assistance	1,704	1,448	1,119	1,132	1,180
TOTAL	13,598	13,883	14,595	15,798	16,007

* FY07 Projected Spending includes the budget plus nearly $1 billion in spending from FY06 supplemental budgets.