4000-0601
4000-0601 MassHealth Senior Care
For health care services provided to MassHealth members who are seniors including through the Medicare Savings Programs and for the operation of the senior care options program under section 9D of chapter 118E of the General Laws; provided, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to these recipients in prior fiscal years; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for the purposes of an individual's eligibility for the Senior Care Options program, an individual is deemed to reach the age of 65 on the first day of the month in which his or her 65th birthday occurs; provided further, that no payment for special provider costs shall be made from this item without the prior written approval of the secretary of administration and finance; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, funds shall be expended from this item for the purpose of maintaining a personal needs allowance of up to $72.80 per month for individuals residing in nursing homes and rest homes who are eligible for MassHealth, the Emergency Aid to Elders, Disabled and Children program or Supplemental Security Income; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, for any nursing home or non-acute chronic disease hospital that provides kosher food to its residents, the executive office of health and human services, in consultation with the center for health information and analysis, in recognition of the special innovative program status granted by the executive office of health and human services, shall continue to make the standard payment rates established in fiscal year 2006 to reflect the high dietary costs incurred in providing kosher food; provided further, that the secretary of health and human services shall report annually to the house and senate committees on ways and means on the implementation of the Medicare Savings Program (MSP) expansion for seniors pursuant to section 25A of chapter 118E; and provided further, that said report shall include (a) the number of members who are seniors whose household incomes, as determined by the executive office, exceed 130 per cent of the federal poverty level that are enrolled in Medicare Savings Programs during each month of the fiscal year; (b) total annual spending on Medicare premiums and cost-sharing for such members; (c) total annual transfers from the prescription advantage program in line item 9110-1455 and Health Safety Net Trust Fund to fund the MSP expansion
Spending Categories
Spending Category
FY2016 Expended
FY2017 Expended
FY2018 Expended
FY2019 Projected Spending
FY2020 House 1
Safety Net
0
0
3,507,463,165
3,625,270,758
3,746,483,697
Total
0
0
3,507,463,165
3,625,270,758
3,746,483,697
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