2007 Senate Bill 796 (Extend sunset on MMQAA health care provider fees )

Public Act 88 of 2007

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• Introduced by Sen. Roger Kahn on September 20, 2007, to extend for another year the October 1, 2007 sunset on the “Michigan Medicaid Quality Assurance Assessment” (MMQAA) fees on HMOs that have a Medicaid managed care contract. This is a bed tax or fee on health care providers that is used to generate more federal Medicaid matching funds, resulting in a net gain for some but not all of the providers.
  • Referred to the Senate Appropriations Committee on September 20, 2007.
• Passed in the Senate (37 to 1) on September 25, 2007. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the House on September 25, 2007.
  • Referred to the House Appropriations Committee on September 25, 2007.
• Passed in the House (108 to 0) on September 30, 2007, to extend for another year the October 1, 2007 sunset on the “Michigan Medicaid Quality Assurance Assessment” (MMQAA) fees on HMOs that have a Medicaid managed care contract. This is a bed tax or fee on health care providers that is used to generate more federal Medicaid matching funds, resulting in a net gain for some but not all of the providers. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on September 30, 2007.

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Introduced by Sen. Roger Kahn on September 20, 2007. Passed in the Senate (37 to 1) on September 25, 2007. New Comment