Maryland Department of Health - Study on Maryland Medical Assistance Program Reimbursement of Hospice Room and Board Services

Summary

The bill orders the Maryland Department of Health’s Division of Health Care Financing and Medicaid to examine what would happen if the state’s Medical Assistance Program paid for hospice house room and board. It would look at cost savings, readmission rates, length of stay, hospital deaths, and emergency‑room use, and must report the findings to the Senate Finance Committee and House Health Committee. The measure was vetoed by the governor.

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