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MA H1401
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Ted Philips
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AI Summary
- Creates supplemental payments for dental providers who serve at least 10 additional MassHealth beneficiaries age 21 and older compared to the prior year
- Sets the initial supplemental payment rate at $31 per patient encounter for covered dental services to adult MassHealth members
- Limits eligibility to providers in 10 specific municipalities designated by the Secretary of Health and Human Services as having high MassHealth enrollment and low dental utilization rates
- Requires eligible providers to be Massachusetts-licensed dentists or public health dental hygienists enrolled as MassHealth billing providers
- Directs MassHealth to promulgate regulations defining eligible municipalities based on enrollment and utilization data
Legislative Description
Increasing access to MassHealth dental providers
Last Action
Reporting date extended until Wednesday, March 18, 2026
10/8/2025
Committee Referrals
Health Care Financing2/27/2025
Full Bill Text
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