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Council urges state to maintain adult day health reimbursement rates to avoid program closures
Summary
The council adopted a resolution supporting adult day health programs and urging the legislature to preserve current MassHealth reimbursement rates after the administration signaled planned cuts that local advocates say would imperil service providers.
The Boston City Council on Wednesday adopted a resolution urging state lawmakers and the administration to maintain higher MassHealth reimbursement rates for adult day health (ADH) programs, which councilors said provide nursing, therapeutic and social services that keep seniors and adults with disabilities engaged and out of institutional care.
Councilor Flynn, who filed the resolution, told the council that ADH programs serve more than 13,000 seniors and adults with disabilities across Massachusetts and described the programs as six‑hour day services…
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