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Committee hears bill to update value-based reimbursement and shore up elderly-waiver rates (SF1725)
Summary
Senate File 1725 would update rate methodology for nursing facilities under the value-based reimbursement system and seek to protect elderly-waiver rate increases. Providers urged the committee to reject proposed Medicaid cuts and to adopt regular rate updates to sustain wages and services.
Senate File 1725, presented May 20, would make specified updates to Minnesota’s value-based reimbursement (VBR) payment methodology for nursing facilities and add an annual update to elderly-waiver rates. Proponents said the VBR system has supported wage growth since its 2016 enactment and that restoring regular updates is necessary to…
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