An Act to strengthen supportive housing and reduce healthcare costs for low-income seniors
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| Date | Branch | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 9/4/2025 | House | Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means |
| 4/29/2025 | Joint | Hearing scheduled for 05/12/2025 from 10:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-1 |
| 6/27/2025 | Joint | Referred, pursuant to an order adopted by the two branches, to the committee on Aging and Independence |
| 4/3/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 3/31/2025 | House | Discharged to the committee on Elder Affairs |
| 2/27/2025 | Senate | Senate concurred |
| 2/27/2025 | House | Referred to the committee on Health Care Financing |
No additional cosponsors.
| Committee | Recommendation | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| J24 | Discharge to Another Committee | — |
| J46 | Favorable | 1 entries |
Section 27 of Chapter 23B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following:- (a) In the case of a rental housing project that is determined to be a low and moderate income rental housing project for seniors over the age of 55 and consisting of at least 50 units of housing, the commonwealth, acting by and through the executive office of health and human services, shall enter into contracts with sponsors of rental housing projects to fund senior supportive care services for MassHealth enrollees. Each such contract shall provide for a fixed payment of $2500 annually for each MassHealth enrollee who resides in the designated rental housing project. Prior to entering into any such contract, the executive office shall find: (1) that MassHealth enrollees constitute the majority of residents in the rental housing project; (2) that the total amount of any fixed payments to be provided appears to be the minimum amount necessary to fund senior supportive care services, and (3) that the rental housing project has entered into cluster contracting with homecare agencies. The executive office shall publish a report annually on: (1) the total number of Medicaid recipients living in such designated rental housing projects; and (2) cost savings to Medicaid realized by cluster contracting for senior supportive care services in such designated rental housing projects. The report shall be submitted to the general court, by filing it with the joint committee on health care financing and the house and senate committees on ways and means.
SECTION 1. Section 27 of Chapter 23B of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following:- (a) In the case of a rental housing project that is determined to be a low and moderate income rental housing project for seniors over the age of 55 and consisting of at least 50 units of housing, the commonwealth, acting by and through the executive office of health and human services, shall enter into contracts with sponsors of rental housing projects to fund senior supportive care services for MassHealth enrollees. Each such contract shall provide for a fixed payment of $2500 annually for each MassHealth enrollee who resides in the designated rental housing project. Prior to entering into any such contract, the executive office shall find: (1) that MassHealth enrollees constitute the majority of residents in the rental housing project; (2) that the total amount of any fixed payments to be provided appears to be the minimum amount necessary to fund senior supportive care services, and (3) that the rental housing project has entered into cluster contracting with homecare agencies. The executive office shall publish a report annually on: (1) the total number of Medicaid recipients living in such designated rental housing projects; and (2) cost savings to Medicaid realized by cluster contracting for senior supportive care services in such designated rental housing projects. The report shall be submitted to the general court, by filing it with the joint committee on health care financing and the house and senate committees on ways and means.