121st Maine Legislature
		Office of Fiscal and Program Review
		LD 59
		An Act to Adjust MaineCare Reimbursement Rates
		LR 0717(01)
		Fiscal Note for Original Bill
		Sponsor: Rep. Laverriere-Boucher
		Committee: Health and Human Services
		Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
					Projections	Projections
			2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07
Net Cost (Savings)
	General Fund		$0	$73,700,597	$81,070,657	$89,177,723
Appropriations/Allocations
	General Fund		$0	$73,700,597	$81,070,657	$89,177,723
	Federal Expenditures Fund		$0	$143,129,640	$157,442,604	$173,186,864
Revenue
	Federal Expenditures Fund		$0	$143,129,640	$157,442,604	$173,186,864
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Assumes fiscal year 2002-03 spending for MaineCare categories of services reimbursed on a fee-for-service basis as the base, trended forward to fiscal year 2004-05 and increased by 20% as required in the legislation.  This methodology assumes that even with the 20% increase the bill's "100% of the usual and customary" rate cap would not be triggered.  Assumes a 7/1/04 effective date.