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GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL                          Committee       Amendment
SB2500                                                  AHS              9


Senator(s) Rodriguez moved the following amendment:

Section: 03              EXPLANATION:

On Page: 054             Revises the calculations of the Medicaid Hospital 
                         Funding Program as well as revises proviso 
Spec App:  199           associated with the Diagnosis Related Grouping 
                         parameters in the Hospital Inpatient appropriation 
                         category, to be the same as Fiscal Year 2017-2018.

NET IMPACT ON:            Total Funds       General Revenue          Trust Funds
    Recurring -                    0                     0                    0 
Non-Recurring -                    0                     0                    0 
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                                               Positions & Amount   Positions & Amount
                                                     DELETE         INSERT

        AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
        Program: Health Care Services
        Medicaid Services To Individuals  68501400

        In Section 03  On Page 054
199     Special Categories  101582
        Hospital Inpatient Services  IOEE

In Section 03, on Page 54, DELETE the following:

Funds  in  Specific  Appropriations  199  and 207 reflect an increase of
$101,994,105   from  the  General Revenue Fund and $163,753,954 from the
Medical  Care Trust Fund to increase the Diagnosis Related Grouping base
rate for all hospitals participating in the Medicaid program.

Base Rate -  $4,049.63
Neonates Service Adjustor Severity Level 1 - 1.00
Neonates Service Adjustor Severity Level 2 - 1.52
Neonates Service Adjustor Severity Level 3 - 1.80
Neonates Service Adjustor Severity Level 4 - 2.00
Neonatal, Pediatric, Transplant Pediatric, Mental Health and
   Rehab DRGs:
     Severity Level 1 - 1.00
     Severity Level 2 - 1.52
     Severity Level 3 - 1.80
     Severity Level 4 - 2.00

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Free Standing Rehabilitation Provider Adjustor - 2.469
Rural Provider Adjustor - 1.902
Long Term Acute Care (LTAC) Provider Adjustor - 1.901
High Medicaid and High Outlier Provider Adjustor - 3.028
Outlier Threshold - $60,000
Marginal Cost Percentage - 60%
Marginal Cost Percentage for Pediatric Claims Severity
   Levels 3 or 4 - 80%
Marginal Cost Percentage for Neonates Claims Severity
   Levels 3 or 4 - 80%
Marginal Cost Percentage for Transplant Pediatric Claims
   Severity Levels 3 or 4 - 80%
Documentation and Coding Adjustment - 1/3 of 1%
Level I Trauma Add On - 17%
Level II or Level II and Pediatric Add On - 11%
Pediatric Trauma Add On - 4%

Insert proviso immediately following Specific Appropriation 199:

From the funds in Specific Appropriation 199, the calculations of the 
Medicaid Hospital Funding Programs for the 2018-2019 fiscal year are as 
allocated in the Fiscal Year 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act as 
incorporated by reference in the 2017-2018 Medicaid Hospital Funding 
Program document, are incorporated by reference in Senate Bill 2502.  
The calculations are the basis for the appropriations made in the 
General Appropriation Act.

Base Rate -  $3,654.80
Neonates Service Adjustor Severity Level 1 - 1.00
Neonates Service Adjustor Severity Level 2 - 1.52
Neonates Service Adjustor Severity Level 3 - 1.80
Neonates Service Adjustor Severity Level 4 - 2.00
Neonatal, Pediatric, Transplant Pediatric, Mental Health and
   Rehab DRGs:
     Severity Level 1 - 1.00
     Severity Level 2 - 1.52
     Severity Level 3 - 1.80
     Severity Level 4 - 2.00
Free Standing Rehabilitation Provider Adjustor - 2.469  
Rural Provider Adjustor - 1.902
Long Term Acute Care (LTAC) Provider Adjustor - 1.901 
High Medicaid and High Outlier Provider Adjustor - 2.500
Outlier Threshold - $60,000 
Marginal Cost Percentage - 60%
Marginal Cost Percentage for Pediatric Claims Severity 
   Levels 3 or 4 - 80%
Marginal Cost Percentage for Neonates Claims Severity 
   Levels 3 or 4 - 80%
Marginal Cost Percentage for Transplant Pediatric Claims  
   Severity Levels 3 or 4 - 80%  

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Documentation and Coding Adjustment - 1/3 of 1%
Level I Trauma Add On - 17% 
Level II or Level II and Pediatric Add On - 11%
Pediatric Trauma Add On - 4% 

From the funds in Specific Appropriation 199, $101,994,105 from the 
General Revenue Fund and $163,753,954 from the Medical Care Trust Fund 
are allocated as follows:


Broward Health Coral Springs                 $2,154,255
Broward Health Medical Center               $17,361,145
Calhoun-Liberty Hospital                         $3,228
Gulf Coast Regional Medical Center             $319,583
Hialeah Hospital                               $490,178
Jackson Memorial Hospital                   $65,828,782
John Hopkins All Children's Hospital        $20,906,870
Kendall Regional Medical Center                $364,851
Lakeside Medical Center                        $453,283
Lee Memorial Hospital                        $9,713,496
Memorial Regional Hospital                  $13,997,719
Nemours Children's Hospital                  $6,414,728
Nicklaus Children's Hospital                $25,646,111
North Shore Medical Center                     $622,506
Orlando Regional Medical Center             $19,947,607
Palmetto General Hospital                      $610,736
Palms West Hospital                            $247,808
Plantation General Hospital                    $342,717
Sacred Heart Hospital                        $7,751,700
Shriners Hospital for Children - Tampa         $239,453
St Josephs Hospital                          $1,838,766
St Mary's Medical Center                     $6,617,609
Tampa General Hospital                      $21,579,060
UF Health Jacksonville                      $13,781,272
UF Health Shands Hospital                   $23,777,041
West Palm Hospital                              $92,362
Westchester General Hospital                   $124,872














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