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Account	Description	FY07 GAA	FY08 House 1
4000-0950	MassHealth Special Populations For MassHealth benefits provided under the following programs: 1) for the CommonHealth program to provide primary and supplemental medical care and assistance to disabled adults and children under sections 9A, 16 and 16A of chapter 118E of the General Laws; provided, that the executive office shall maximize federal reimbursement for state expenditures made on behalf of those adults and children; provided further, that children shall be determined eligible for medical care and assistance if they meet the disability standards as defined by the executive office, and which shall not be more restrictive than those in effect on July 1, 1996; 2) for health care services provided to adults participating in the medical assistance program under clause (g) of subsection (2) of section 9A of chapter 118E of the General Laws; 3) for the provision of benefits to eligible women who require medical treatment for either breast or cervical cancer in accordance with 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XVIII) of the Social Security Act, and in accordance with section 10D of chapter 118E of the General Laws; provided further, that the executive office shall provide those benefits to women whose income, as determined by the executive office, does not exceed 250 per cent of the federal poverty level, subject to continued federal approval; provided further, that eligibility for such benefits shall be extended solely for the duration of such cancerous condition; provided further, that prior to the provision of any benefits covered by this item, the division shall require screening for either breast or cervical cancer at the comprehensive breast and cervical cancer early detection program operated by the department of public health, in accordance with item 4570-1512; 4) for the cost of health insurance subsidies and premium subsidies paid to employers and to employees of small businesses participating in the insurance reimbursement program under section 9C of chapter 118E of the General Laws; 5) for the healthy start program to provide medical care and assistance to pregnant women and infants residing in the commonwealth under section 10E of chapter 118E of the General Laws; and 6) for the purposes of providing MassHealth benefits to persons with a diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus under subsection 2(i) of section 9A of chapter 118E of the General Laws; and provided further, that funds may be expended from this item for health care services provided to recipients in prior fiscal years	0	304,742,274

Consolidated with 4000-0430, 4000-0870, 4000-0875, 4000-0890, 4000-0891, 4000-0895, and 4000-1400 and increased funding to move off budget spending onto the operating budget.

 
 

HISTORICAL SPENDING CATEGORIES ($000)

SPENDING CATEGORY	FY04 Expended	FY05 Expended	FY06 Expended	FY07 Projected Spending	FY08 House 1
Public Assistance	0	0	0	0	304,742
TOTAL	0	0	0	0	304,742

* FY07 Projected Spending includes the budget plus nearly $1 billion in spending from FY06 supplemental budgets.