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.