Closed — RY2027 Acute Hospital RFA submissions were due September 30, 2026 at 5:00 PMAtlas Opportunity Score 82/100
BD-27-1039-EHS01-EHS01-133508 / 27PMEHSACUTEHOSPITALMassachusetts
Massachusetts MassHealth Rate Year 2027 Acute Hospital Request for Applications
Massachusetts EOHHS is accepting Rate Year 2027 applications from eligible in-state Acute Hospitals seeking to participate as MassHealth providers. The official COMMBUYS bulletin states that written questions are due September 23, 2026 at 5:00 PM and complete RFA submissions are due September 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM.
FundingMassHealth provider-participation RFA; the public solicitation does not state a per-applicant grant amount or funding cap.
DeadlineSeptember 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM for RFA submissions, per the current COMMBUYS bulletin and RFA Section 9.B. COMMBUYS separately displays a bid-opening date of September 30, 2027 at 11:59 PM; Atlas treats that header date as procurement-platform metadata, not the RFA submission deadline.
Last verifiedSeptember 30, 2026
Required next actionThe RY2027 application deadline has passed. Preserve the record for reference and monitor MassHealth and COMMBUYS for amendments, reopenings, or the next acute-hospital rate-year application cycle. Eligible in-state acute hospitals should use the controlling RFA and evaluation criteria for future MassHealth participation requirements.
Broad Eligibility
Eligible in-state Acute Hospitals seeking to participate as MassHealth providers under the Rate Year 2027 Acute Hospital RFA.
Atlas Analysis
The RY2027 Acute Hospital RFA was a MassHealth provider-participation process for eligible in-state acute hospitals. The controlling solicitation set a September 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM submission deadline and identifies the RFA and evaluation criteria as controlling materials. Treat this application cycle as closed unless EOHHS issues an amendment or reopening.
The Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) is accepting applications under the Rate Year 2027 Acute Hospital Request for Applications, COMMBUYS BD-27-1039-EHS01-EHS01-133508, alternate ID 27PMEHSACUTEHOSPITAL. The RFA is for eligible in-state Acute Hospitals that wish to participate as MassHealth providers.
Deadline and questions
The official COMMBUYS solicitation bulletin states that written questions are due September 23, 2026 at 5:00 PM and that RFA submissions, including all required documentation, are due September 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM under Section 9.B. The public COMMBUYS header separately displays a September 30, 2027 bid-opening date; Atlas treats the RFA bulletin’s explicit 2026 submission deadline as controlling for the application cycle and does not substitute the later header date.
Eligibility and purpose
Eligible applicants are in-state Acute Hospitals seeking to participate as MassHealth providers. Prospective applicants should review the complete current RFA and evaluation criteria in COMMBUYS before preparing a response.
Funding and submission
This is a MassHealth provider-participation RFA, not a conventional grant award. The public solicitation does not state a per-applicant grant amount or funding cap. COMMBUYS lists the RY2027 Acute Hospital RFA and the associated evaluation criteria as solicitation attachments.
Atlas fit
Atlas Opportunity Score: 82/100. The opportunity is strongly relevant to Massachusetts acute-care hospital operations, but the verified RFA is a provider-participation pathway rather than equipment or technology funding. N9+ Fit: 0/100. Dr. Miltie direct-applicant fit: 0/100. Dr. Miltie, LLC is not an eligible applicant because eligibility is limited to in-state Acute Hospitals.
Contact
EOHHS contact: Jin Pantano, AcuteHospitalRFA@mass.gov.
Source verificationReferenced source · www.commbuys.comAtlas last verified this record September 30, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
