What's happening
The bill assigns Westchester Medical Center to the same reimbursement peer group as New York City public hospitals.
Why it matters
Aligning Westchester Medical Center’s reimbursement group with NYC public hospitals could increase its Medicaid and Medicare funding rates. , potentially improving the hospital’s financial stability and ability to serve vulnerable populations.
This change recognizes Westchester Medical Center’s role as a major public hospital serving a large, diverse population. , similar to New York City’s public hospitals, which could increase access to specialized and safety-net health services for the region.
The bill may set a precedent for other non-NYC public hospitals seeking similar financial treatment. , which could have broader implications for hospital funding equity and future state health policy decisions.
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Who cares
Westchester Medical Center
The bill would assign the hospital to the major public hospital peer group used for New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation hospitals for inpatient reimbursement purposes, effective January 1, 2020.
Westchester County Health Care Corporation
As Westchester Medical Center’s operator, the corporation would have its hospital’s reimbursement peer-group assignment changed by law.
State Department of Health
The agency would need to apply the specified peer-group assignment despite any inconsistent law, rule or regulation.
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Group Westchester With Public Hospitals
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History
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STATE OF NEW YORK
2869
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 28, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to general hospital inpatient reimbursement
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 7 of section 2807-c of the public health law is amended by adding a new paragraph (e) to read as follows:
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subdivision or any other inconsistent law, rule or regulation, and effective January first, two thousand twenty, the general hospital known as the Westchester Medical Center operated by the Westchester county health care corporation shall be assigned to the same peer group of major public hospitals as the general hospitals operated by the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation for all the purposes of this subdivision.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04670-01-9
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