Adjusts Medicaid rates for ambulatory surgical centers in North Carolina to at least 95% of the Medicare fee schedule.

The bill mandates the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Health Benefits, to amend the Medicaid State Plan. It sets and adjusts rates for services provided by licensed ambulatory surgical centers to ensure they are reimbursed at least 95% of the Medicare Ambulatory Surgical Centers fee schedule. The bill appropriates funds from the General Fund to cover these adjustments for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium.

Adjusts Medicaid rates for ambulatory surgical centers in North Carolina to at least 95% of the Medicare fee schedule.

The bill mandates the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Health Benefits, to amend the Medicaid State Plan. It sets and adjusts rates for services provided by licensed ambulatory surgical centers to ensure they are reimbursed at least 95% of the Medicare Ambulatory Surgical Centers fee schedule. The bill appropriates funds from the General Fund to cover these adjustments for the 2025-2027 fiscal biennium.