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Read. Follow. Verify.Indiana Bill HB 1385 Alters Hospital Fees, Medicaid Reimbursement Rates, and Pricing Study Deadlines
Last action · January 8, 2026: First reading: referred to Committee on Public HealthSponsor: Brad Barrett
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What This Bill Proposed
Indiana House Bill 1385 mandates the development of programs to increase Medicaid reimbursement rates to at least Medicare levels and revises the rules governing hospital assessment fees, the , and hospital pricing studies.
Changes how hospital assessment fees and state funds are distributed for Medicaid reimbursement, sets strict payment floors linked to Medicare, and alters the timeline and data requirements for statewide hospital price studies.
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.
Hospitals
Hospitals are subject to new fee rules, revised Medicaid reimbursement rate floors tied to Medicare, hospital classifications, and participation in statewide pricing studies.
Medicaid Recipients
Medicaid recipients experience changes in hospital reimbursement programs and managed care capitation payment arrangements supporting their health coverage.
Managed Care Organizations
Managed care organizations contracted with the office must handle adjusted capitation payments and direct specific payments to hospitals under state directed payment programs.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What changes are made to hospital reimbursement rates under the bill?
Can money from the incremental hospital fee fund be used for regular Medicaid?
When must the statewide hospital pricing study be completed?
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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
2 actions- Jan 8, 2026HouseIntroducedFirst reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
- Jan 8, 2026HouseAuthored by Representative Barrett
Version history
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Mandatory vs. Optional Medicaid Programs
The legislation shifts state policy from allowing the development of programs to increase Medicaid reimbursement to strictly requiring them.
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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