Section 85 Expanded Medicare Savings Program Transfer

Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the secretary of administration and finance, in consultation with the secretary of health and human services, may transfer not more than a total of $7,500,000 from the prescription advantage program in item 9110-1455 of section 2 and the Health Safety Net Trust Fund, established in section 66 of chapter 118E of the General Laws, in fiscal year 2021 to support the Medicare Saving or Medicare Buy-In programs established in section 25A of chapter 118E of the General Laws; provided, however, that the secretary of health and human services shall certify to the senate and house committees on ways and means, in writing, the amount to be transferred and an explanation of the amount of expected savings to those programs resulting from the transfer not less than 45 days before the transfer.