| | | Legislature to require negotiations to reduce such expenses | beyond state fiscal year 2005 | | negotiations, the carrier is deemed at all times to be the agent | | of the State of Maine and the University of Maine System. The | | chancellor and the carrier, acting at the direction of the State, | | may offer or demand such terms and conditions as the chancellor | | considers to be in the best interest of the university to reduce | | the expense of the 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 chancellor may not affect or | | seek to affect amounts paid to hospitals relating to any other | | customer of the carrier. The hospital discount rate resulting | | from this specific arrangement is not intended to affect the |
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| | | underlying premium rates for any purpose. This pooling of funds | | by the State is not intended to affect plan cost recoveries, plan | | cost structures or the university's ability to negotiate with | | carriers regarding the plan. |
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| | | Sec. K-4. Transfer of funds; ending payment equity project. Notwithstanding | | any other provision of law, the State Controller shall transfer | | $4,818,560 in fiscal year 2004-05 from the unappropriated surplus | | of the General Fund to the unallocated surplus of the Highway | | Fund as a result of ending the payment equity project. |
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| | | Sec. K-5. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations | | and allocations are made. |
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| | | Initiative: Appropriates and allocates funds to offset the | | deappropriation and deallocation made in Public Law 2003, chapter | | 20, Part B regarding savings to the State for the cost of health | | insurance through increasing MaineCare rates for hospital | | inpatient services to the upper payment limit. |
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| | | General Fund | 2003-04 | 2004-05 |
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| | | Personal Services | $0 | $11,549,943 |
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| | | General Fund Total | $0 | $11,549,943 |
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| | | Other Special Revenue Funds | 2003-04 | 2004-05 |
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| | | Personal Services | $0 | $3,359,705 |
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| | | Other Special Revenue Funds Total | $0 | $3,359,705 |
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| | | ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, |
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