An Act relative to establishing a health safety net task force

HD 1199 creates a 14-member task force to review how Massachusetts hospitals and dental schools (including those at Boston University, Tufts, and Harvard) are reimbursed for care provided to MassHealth members. The task force must examine current laws and identify ways to improve payment systems for basic dental and general healthcare services. It will make recommendations for legislative changes to establish proper funding and reimbursement procedures within 12 months of the bill's passage. This bill directly affects Massachusetts healthcare providers and MassHealth's payment structure, but does not change existing funding levels.