122nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
		LD 678		LR 1599(02)
	An Act To Require Fair and Timely MaineCare Payments to Hospitals
	Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
	Committee: Health and Human Services
	Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
					Projections	Projections
			2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$25,399,662	($10,454,846)	($16,384,444)	$0
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$25,399,662	($10,454,846)	($16,384,444)	$0
	Federal Expenditures Fund		$46,943,437	($17,725,331)	($27,778,478)	$0
Revenue
	Federal Expenditures Fund		$46,943,437	($17,725,331)	($27,778,478)	$0
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Assumes the bill requires the Department of Health And Human Services to speed up its current plans to catch up on MaineCare hospital settlement payments and prospective interim payments (PIPs) to hospitals.  The fiscal impact reflects the difference between the bill's requirements and the Department's Part 1 Budget assumptions resulting in a net cost in Year 1 and a savings from Budget assumptions in Years 2 and 3.  The impact of the cap provision and deleting the cap provision are expected to be minor.