| | | of the commissioner may offer or demand such terms and conditions | | as the commissioner considers to be in the best interest of the | | State to reduce the expense of the state employee health plan, | | including, but not limited to, offering or demanding reductions | | in standard hospital reimbursement rates, rebates and refunds and | | uniform terms relating to such reductions, rebates or refunds. | | The commissioner may not affect or seek to affect amounts paid to | | hospitals relating to any other customer of the carrier. |
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| | | 2. The Commissioner of Human Services shall implement | | appropriate normalizing adjustments, no less than annually, to | | the public revenue component and the annual periodic interim | | payments, PIP, of each such hospital, consistent with the | | requirements of Title XIX of the federal Social Security Act, to | | offset the impact of any plan-related revenue reduction under | | this section. If any payment made in accordance with this | | subsection is subsequently determined to be subject to | | recoupment, the State shall reimburse hospitals for all such | | recoupment costs paid by a hospital. |
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| | | 3. Any carrier subject to this section is immune from any | | claim of or liability to any hospital or other health care | | provider for any actions taken in furtherance of the authority | | and directives as set forth in this section. A reimbursement | | rate, discount or rebate resulting from an agreement under | | subsection 1 may not be used by the carrier as a reference or | | base rate for any other contractual arrangement. |
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| | | 4. In the event that the expense-reduction target specified | | in subsection 1 is not achieved in whole or in part, the Governor | | shall request funding to the extent necessary to address any | | resulting funding shortfall. |
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| | | Sec. GGG-1. 22 MRSA §254, first ¶, as amended by PL 2001, c. 293, §1, | | is further amended to read: |
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| | | As part of the Healthy Maine Prescription Program established | under section 258, the | | conduct a program, referred to in this section as the "program," | | to provide low-cost prescription and nonprescription drugs, | | medication and medical supplies to disadvantaged, elderly and | | disabled individuals. |
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| | | Sec. GGG-2. 22 MRSA §254, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2001, c. 439, Pt. | | HH, §1 and affected by §4, is further amended to read: |
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