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Committee debates delaying nursing-home withhold; amendment would study design and add $4 million fiscal implication
Summary
Lawmakers debated whether to delay implementing a proposed Medicaid withhold for nursing homes and to require a study and provider collaboration; the change could add $4,000,000 to general-fund appropriations.
Members of the Appropriations — Human Resources Division debated amendments that would change the timing and design of a proposed Medicaid “withhold” tied to nursing facility quality incentives and clarified use of $2 million in behavioral health funds for nursing homes and basic care.
What the amendment would do: Committee members reviewed language — described by proponents as study or “runway” language — that would delay the department’s planned withhold implementation and require the department and providers to collaborate on a model and report an incentive program plan to legislative management by Sept. 1, 2026. The amendment’s supporters said it gives providers time to prepare; critics said it would merely delay action and carries a $4,000,000 general fund impact if the…
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