General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6176
January Session, 2017 LCO No. 2696
*02696*
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
REP. COOK, 65th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 6176
January Session, 2017
LCO No. 2696
*02696*
Referred to Committee on HUMAN SERVICES
Introduced by:
REP. COOK, 65th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY OF MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT FOR HOME HEALTH CARE.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That title 17b of the general statutes be amended to require the Commissioner of Social Services to study the benefits and costs of restructuring the Medicaid reimbursement system for home health care. Such study shall include, but not be limited to, the benefits of (1) moving from a flat-rate model to an acuity-based model that reimburses agencies based on the level of health care needs of a Medicaid beneficiary and supports state efforts to deinstitutionalize residents, and (2) basing reimbursement for home and community-based services on a percentage of Medicare rates for such services.
Statement of Purpose:
To ensure that Medicaid rates adequately cover the increased costs to provide care to persons with acute medical needs who are leaving institutional settings for care at home or in a community-based setting.