US EditionGov. Healey signs $234M aid bill for Mass. hospitals, community health centers hit by Trump cuts
The $234 million bill directs $122 million to financially distressed acute care hospitals and $77 million to the Health Safety Net Trust Fund to assist uninsured and underinsured patients.
- On Monday, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey signed H 4530, a $234,000,000 supplemental spending bill providing immediate relief to hospitals and community health centers statewide.
- Lawmakers pointed to mounting Medicaid losses and a widening safety‑net gap, as providers expect to lose some $3.5 billion and the Health Safety Net Trust Fund shortfall will exceed $300 million for fiscal 2025.
- Under the bill, funding is split between hospital and health‑center allocations such as $122 million for acute care hospitals, $77 million to the Health Safety Net Trust Fund, and $35 million to community health centers including $2.5 million for shared services.
- About 40 Massachusetts hospitals will benefit, and Senate Ways and Means Chair Michael Rodrigues warned last week some risk defaulting while Rep. John Lawn called it "an immediate lifeline."
- Distribution will follow CHIA‑based metrics such as Medicaid gross patient service revenue, and MassHealth will interpret and release the funds amid acute strain from rising costs and more public‑payor patients this year.
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Editorial: Hospitals’ lifeline, including LGH, sign of financial distress
About 40 financially struggling Massachusetts hospitals will receive relief payments from the state, including some that serve a large volume of patients on public insurance, according to estimates from a state agency. A recent $234 million spending bill — passed by the Legislature and signed by the governor — directs $122 million to acute-care hospitals based on criteria including their public payer mix; their “relative price,” which the Center…
Aid package offers relief payments to about 40 Massachusetts hospitals — including Fairview and Berkshire Medical Center
BOSTON — About 40 Massachusetts hospitals, including Fairview and Berkshire Medical Center, are on track to receive relief payments from the state, including some facilities that are facing severe financial difficulties and serve a large volume of patients on public…
Aid package offers "lifeline" to about 40 Mass. hospitals
BOSTON (SHNS) - About 40 Massachusetts hospitals are on track to receive relief payments from the state, including some facilities that are facing severe financial difficulties and serve a large volume of patients on public insurance, according to estimates from a state agency. The latest $234 million spending bill (H 4530) to clear the Legislature directs $122 million to acute care hospitals based on criteria including their public payer mix; …
Gov. Healey signs $234M aid bill for Mass. hospitals, community health centers hit by Trump cuts
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has signed a $234 million aid bill for Bay State hospitals and community health centers, providing a key lifeline at a time of federal uncertainty.
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