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an equivalent amount of total dollars
would be paid to physicians. An MCO
wishing to use the new resources shall
periodically provide DHMH with a
physician fee schedule for all
procedure codes to demonstrate
compliance with the above
requirements.
Further provided that $1,500,000 of the
$2,000,000 grant to Medbank in this
appropriation may only be expended to
operate the five regional Medbank sites...
Special Fund Appropriation...........................
Federal Fund Appropriation, provided
that $25,000,000 of this appropriation
for a physician rate increase may only
be expended to increase
fee-for-service physician rates and
for payments to Managed Care
Organizations (MCOs). MCOs
receiving these funds shall expend the
funds to pay network physicians at
least 100 percent of the new fee
schedule used in fee-for-service
Medicaid for evaluation and
management services. An MCO
wishing to spend the new resources to
increase other physician fees instead
of paying 100 percent of the new
Medicaid fee-for-service fee schedule
may request a waiver from DHMH.
DHMH may approve a waiver request
if an MCO demonstrates that at least
an equivalent amount of total dollars
would be paid to physicians. An MCO
wishing to use the new resources shall
periodically provide DHMH with a
physician fee schedule for all
procedure codes to demonstrate
compliance with the above
requirements.............................................
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1,536,163,691
1,534,623,691
1,535,288,691
1,534,911,191
43,500,000
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1,496,293,732
1,494,833,732
1,495,957,932
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3,072,957,423
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