What's happening
This bill requires, rather than authorizes, New York's Department of Health to make additional Medicaid payments to certain public hospitals for inpatient services.
Why it matters
Makes supplemental Medicaid payments to qualifying public hospitals mandatory rather than optional. , which could improve financial stability for hospitals serving large numbers of low-income and uninsured patients.
Ensures eligible public hospitals are fully compensated for their Medicaid and uninsured patient losses. (up to 100%), potentially reducing service cutbacks or closures in vulnerable communities.
May impact New York State’s Medicaid budget and fiscal planning. , as the Department of Health must now guarantee these payments rather than exercise discretion, potentially increasing state expenditures.
Could strengthen the healthcare safety net in counties with eligible public hospitals (excluding New York City). , supporting continued access to inpatient care for underserved populations.
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Boost Payments to Public Hospitals
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Sponsors
1 Co-sponsor
History
- Referred to health
- Referred to health
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Fund Public Hospital Care
In Assembly Committee · Health · Sponsor Richard Gottfried
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1340
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 14, 2019
Introduced by Sen. RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend chapter 474 of the laws of 1996, amending the education law and other laws relating to rates for residential healthcare facilities, in relation to directing the department of health to make additional payments for inpatient services to certain public general hospitals
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 212 of chapter 474 of the laws of 1996, amending the education law and other laws relating to rates for residential healthcare facilities, as amended by section 1 of part D of chapter 59 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as follows:
(a) Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law or regulation to the contrary, effective beginning August 1, 1996, for the period April 1, 1997 through March 31, 1998, April 1, 1998 for the period April 1, 1998 through March 31, 1999, August 1, 1999, for the period April 1, 1999 through March 31, 2000, April 1, 2000, for the period April 1, 2000 through March 31, 2001, April 1, 2001, for the period April 1, 2001 through March 31, 2002, April 1, 2002, for the period April 1, 2002 through March 31, 2003, and for the state fiscal year beginning April 1, 2005 through March 31, 2006, and for the state fiscal year beginning April 1, 2006 through March 31, 2007, and for the state fiscal year beginning April 1, 2007 through March 31, 2008, and for the state fiscal year beginning April 1, 2008 through March 31, 2009, and for the state fiscal year beginning April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010, and for the state fiscal year beginning April 1, 2010 through March 31, 2016, and for the state fiscal year beginning April 1, 2016 through March 31, 2019, the department of health is [authorized] required to pay public general hospitals, as defined in subdivision 10 of section 2801 of the
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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public health law, operated by the state of New York or by the state university of New York or by a county, which shall not include a city with a population of over one million, of the state of New York, and those public general hospitals located in the county of Westchester, the county of Erie or the county of Nassau, additional payments for inpatient hospital services as medical assistance payments pursuant to title 11 of article 5 of the social services law for patients eligible for federal financial participation under title XIX of the federal social security act in medical assistance pursuant to the federal laws and regulations governing disproportionate share payments to hospitals [up to] of one hundred percent of each such public general hospital's medical assistance and uninsured patient losses after all other medical assistance, including disproportionate share payments to such public general hospital for 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999, based initially for 1996 on reported 1994 reconciled data as further reconciled to actual reported 1996 reconciled data, and for 1997 based initially on reported 1995 reconciled data as further reconciled to actual reported 1997 reconciled data, for 1998 based initially on reported 1995 reconciled data as further reconciled to actual reported 1998 reconciled data, for 1999 based initially on reported 1995 reconciled data as further reconciled to actual reported 1999 reconciled data, for 2000 based initially on reported 1995 reconciled data as further reconciled to actual reported 2000 data, for 2001 based initially on reported 1995 reconciled data as further reconciled to actual reported 2001 data, for 2002 based initially on reported 2000 reconciled data as further reconciled to actual reported 2002 data, and for state fiscal years beginning on April 1, 2005, based initially on reported 2000 reconciled data as further reconciled to actual reported data for 2005, and for state fiscal years beginning on April 1, 2006, based initially on reported 2000 reconciled data as further reconciled to actual reported data for 2006, for state fiscal years beginning on and after April 1, 2007 through March 31, 2009, based initially on reported 2000 reconciled data as further reconciled to actual reported data for 2007 and 2008, respectively, for state fiscal years beginning on and after April 1, 2009, based initially on reported 2007 reconciled data, adjusted for authorized Medicaid rate changes applicable to the state fiscal year, and as further reconciled to actual reported data for 2009, for state fiscal years beginning on and after April 1, 2010, based initially on reported reconciled data from the base year two years prior to the payment year, adjusted for authorized Medicaid rate changes applicable to the state fiscal year, and further reconciled to actual reported data from such payment year, and to actual reported data for each respective succeeding year. The payments may be added to rates of payment or made as aggregate payments to an eligible public general hospital.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend chapter 474 of the laws of 1996, amending the education law and other laws relating to rates for residential healthcare facili- ties, in relation to directing the department of health to make addi- tional payments for inpatient services to certain public general hospi- tals
Purpose
To preserve and continue New York State's payment of the SUNY hospital's state match as required by the federal government to ensure future eligibility for DSH funding.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 amends part D of Chapter 59 of the Laws of 2016 to require New York State to pay the state match for SUNY hospitals operated by SUNY and the State.
Section 2 of the bill establishes the effective date.
Justification
In order to receive federal DSH money for serving high numbers of Medi- caid and uninsured patients, institutions are required to make a state match. New York State has historically paid the DSH state match for public hospitals, including the three SUNY hospitals. This bill is necessary to ensure that New York State continues to meet its financial obligations to the SUNY hospitals by continuing to provide the state match, enabling them to receive critical DSH funding.
In the absence of a state match SUNY hospitals would be ineligible to receive up to $300 million in DSH funding. Institutions serving high- needs communities, such as SUNY Downstate, would be adversely impacted.
Legislative history
2016: S.7947 - Passed Senate.
Fiscal implications
None
Effective date
Immediately.
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