H8218

Rhode Island H8218 establishes Medicaid fee-for-service reimbursement rates as the rate floor for Medicaid managed care by home care, home nursing.

Rhode Island H8218 sets the Medicaid fee-for-service reimbursement rates determined by the general assembly as the minimum rate for Medicaid managed care by home care, home nursing care, and hospice providers. The bill also establishes rate modifiers to incentivize direct care workers to provide care during evenings, nights, Sundays, and holidays, as well as for hard-to-serve Medicaid beneficiaries. The act aims to address high turnover and vacancy rates in the state's home-care industry by increasing wages for direct-care workers.