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Read. Follow. Verify.Rhode Island bill establishes Medicaid fee-for-service rates as minimum reimbursement floor for home care and hospice providers
Last action · May 28, 2026: Committee recommended measure be held for further studySponsors: Mark McKenney and 4 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Rhode Island legislation establishes Medicaid reimbursement rates set by the general assembly as the mandatory for provided by home care, home nursing care, and hospice providers.
The measure directly affects payment minimums for home care and hospice organizations serving patients, establishing a statutory baseline tied to general assembly rates.
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.
home care, home nursing care and hospice providers
Their Medicaid managed care reimbursement rates are subject to a statutory minimum floor based on general assembly fee-for-service rates.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- May 28, 2026Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- May 23, 2026Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/28/2026)
- Jan 30, 2026IntroducedIntroduced, referred to Senate Finance
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 50)
- Controversy30Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz25Current news / social attention level
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