Section 122: Supplemental Payments to Cambridge Health Alliance and Boston Medical Center
Directs supplemental payments to Cambridge Health Alliance and Boston Medical Center.
Directs supplemental payments to Cambridge Health Alliance and Boston Medical Center.
Creates a new Health Care Access Bureau within the Division of Insurance with responsibility for oversight of the small group and individual health insurance market and affordable health plans, funded by a $600,000 annual assessment on insurance carriers.
Appropriates $25 million for the Connector initial administrative expenses, including marketing efforts.
Directs the transfer of $290 million from the Commonwealth Care Trust Fund to the Uncompensated Care Trust Fund.
Directs the transfer of $125 million to the Commonwealth Care Trust Fund for the Commonwealth Care program.
Transfers the balance in the Distressed Provider Expendable Trust Fund, which is to be abolished, to the Essential Community Provider Trust Fund.
Transfers the balance in the Uncompensated Care Trust Fund, which is to be abolished, to the Health Safety Net Trust Fund.
Appropriates $5 million to the Mass Technology Park Corporation for the design of computerized physician prescribing systems.
Establishes an open enrollment period for individuals into new plans from May 1, 2007 through July 31, 2007.
Requires a study of the impact of merging the non-group insurance market and small-group health insurance market.