2005 Senate Bill 619

Eliminate sunset on hospital MMQAA

Introduced in the Senate

June 21, 2005

Introduced by Sen. Deborah Cherry (D-26)

To eliminate the October 1, 2007 sunset on the “Michigan Medicaid Quality Assurance Assessment” (MMQAA) fees on hospitals, and increase hospitals’ allocation of the revenue the fees generate. The MMQAA 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 Committee on Appropriations