Modifies provisions relating to MO HealthNet payments for nursing home services

Summary

The bill directs Missouri’s Department of Social Services to seek a federal waiver so that MO HealthNet can pay nursing homes using a patient‑driven model. Payments for physical, occupational, speech‑language, and other ancillary therapies would be based on patients’ clinical characteristics, and new per‑diem add‑ons would reward quality performance and higher CNA compensation. It also removes a previous add‑on that gave extra funds to facilities with many residents diagnosed with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.

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