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Read. Follow. Verify.Rhode Island Bill Raises Medicaid Assisted Living Tier C Reimbursement 13 Percent
Last action · May 5, 2026: Committee recommended measure be held for further studySponsor: Matthew Dawson
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What This Bill Proposed
Rhode Island legislation raises the Medicaid reimbursement rate by 13 percent for provided by assisted living residences, effective January 1, 2027.
The measure directly alters state reimbursement levels for long-term care facilities serving Medicaid beneficiaries, affecting facility revenues and operating finances.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Assisted living residences
Assisted living residences receive a 13 percent increase in Medicaid per diem reimbursement for Tier C services.
Medicaid long-term care recipients
Recipients receiving Tier C services in assisted living facilities are affected by changes to state-funded care reimbursement standards.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- May 5, 2026Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- May 1, 2026Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/05/2026)
- Mar 18, 2026IntroducedIntroduced, referred to House Finance
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 50)
- Controversy20Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
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