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Budget Amendments - HB30 (Conference Report)

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Provide Bridge Funding for Bay Aging Eastern Virginia Care Transitions Partnership

Item 333 #1c

Item 333 #1c

First Year - FY2017 Second Year - FY2018
Health and Human Resources
Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services FY2017 $250,000 FY2018 $0 GF

Language
Page 291, line 19, strike "$33,758,218" and insert "$34,008,218".

Page 292, after line 33, insert:

"I. Out of this appropriation, $250,000 the first year from the general fund is provided to contract with Bay Aging to be used as bridge funding to support the Eastern Virginia Care Transitions Partnership program."



Explanation

(This amendment provides $250,000 the first year from the general fund to support the Eastern Virginia Care Transitions Partnership program, which is operated by Bay Aging, an Area Agency on Aging. This program works with patients discharged from hospitals in an effort to reduce readmissions and has been shown to be effective. However, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recently eliminated their funding. The program needs temporary assistance to bridge the gap until the program is sustainable by generating income from private payers. Federal rules that penalize hospitals for readmissions within 30 days has created a need for this type of program.)