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This bill expands medical assistance (Medicaid) hospice service coverage in Minnesota to include room and board expenses for patients receiving hospice care in a community-based setting. Currently, medical assistance covers hospice care services according to federal guidelines, with an existing provision that allows patients 21 and under to receive treatment for their terminal condition alongside hospice services. The new legislation adds that room and board expenses will be covered in community-based settings, to the extent these expenses are not already covered under existing medical assistance or housing support chapters. Specifically, the bill amends Minnesota Statutes section 256B.0625, subdivision 22, to clarify that room and board costs can be included as part of hospice care coverage, which could help make hospice care more accessible and affordable for patients who wish to receive end-of-life care outside of a traditional hospital or institutional setting.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF0272&ssn=0&y=2025