LB944

Nebraska LB944 requires direct reimbursement to hospitals and intermediate care facilities for hospice care services under the Medical Assistance Act.

Nebraska LB944 amends the Medical Assistance Act to require direct reimbursement to hospitals or intermediate care facilities for hospice care services provided to individuals who are residents of these facilities and would be eligible under specific Medicaid criteria. The bill mandates that such reimbursements be made directly to the facilities and not to the hospice care provider, and that they not reflect any discount. The bill also repeals the original section 68-911, Revised Statutes Supplement, 2025, and replaces it with these new provisions.