2008 House Bill 6062

Extend sunset on MMQAA health care provider fees

Introduced in the House

May 6, 2008

Introduced by Rep. Gary McDowell (D-107)

To extend for another year the October 1, 2008 sunset on the “Michigan Medicaid Quality Assurance Assessment” (MMQAA) tax 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 Committee on Appropriations