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Amend the amendment in Part D in section 1 in the 3rd line (page 27, line 28 in amendment) by striking out the following: "$10,000,000" and inserting the following: '$7,004,384'
Amend the amendment in Part HH by striking out all of sections 1 to 3 and inserting the following:
‘Sec. HH-1. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
 
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS)
 
FHM - Drugs for the Elderly and Disabled Z015
 
Initiative: Restores funding for the Medicare savings program.

FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE	2011-12	2012-13	
All Other	$0	$1,219,908	
			
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE TOTAL	$0	$1,219,908	

FHM - Medical Care 0960
 
Initiative: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, adjusts funding by increasing funding in the Medical Care - Payments to Providers program and decreasing funding in the FHM - Medical Care program to reflect a redistribution of funding within the Fund for a Healthy Maine.

FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE	2011-12	2012-13	
All Other	$0	($1,219,908)	
			
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE TOTAL	$0	($1,219,908)	

Low-cost Drugs To Maine's Elderly 0202
 
Initiative: Restores funding for the Low-cost Drugs To Maine's Elderly program.

GENERAL FUND	2011-12	2012-13	
All Other	$0	$112,154	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$112,154	

Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147
 
Initiative: Restores funding for MaineCare hospital crossover payments as a result of restoring reductions to the Medicare savings program.

GENERAL FUND	2011-12	2012-13	
All Other	$0	$1,663,554	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$1,663,554	

FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	2011-12	2012-13	
All Other	$0	$2,865,588	
			
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND TOTAL	$0	$2,865,588	

Medical Care - Payments to Providers 0147
 
Initiative: Notwithstanding any other provision of law, adjusts funding by increasing funding in the Medical Care - Payments to Providers program and decreasing funding in the FHM - Medical Care program to reflect a redistribution of funding within the Fund for a Healthy Maine.

GENERAL FUND	2011-12	2012-13	
All Other	$0	$1,219,908	
			
GENERAL FUND TOTAL	$0	$1,219,908	

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (FORMERLY DHS)			
DEPARTMENT TOTALS	2011-12	2012-13	
			
GENERAL FUND	$0	$2,995,616	
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES FUND	$0	$2,865,588	
FUND FOR A HEALTHY MAINE	$0	$0	
			
DEPARTMENT TOTAL - ALL FUNDS	$0	$5,861,204	
 
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SUMMARY
The amendment restores funding for the Low-cost Drugs To Maine's Elderly program, the Medicare savings program and related crossover payments, adjusts transfers within the Fund for a Healthy Maine and reduces a transfer from the General Fund to the Maine Budget Stabilization Fund.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
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