Concerning payment to acute care hospitals for difficult to discharge medicaid patients.

This bill requires the state to pay acute care hospitals for certain Medicaid patients who are ready for discharge but cannot leave because an appropriate care facility is unavailable. This applies to adult and child patients who no longer need acute hospital care but meet criteria for discharge to places like nursing homes or assisted living facilities. The bill outlines how these services will be billed and paid, including for patients enrolled in Medicaid managed care.

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