Bill > HB1151

This bill requires the Division of Health Care Financing and Medicaid within the Maryland Department of Health to conduct a study on the potential impact of the Maryland Medical Assistance Program, which is the state's Medicaid program, reimbursing hospice houses for room and board services. The study will specifically look at how this reimbursement might affect overall savings within the program per death, as well as examine its influence on hospice readmission rates, the length of time patients stay in hospice, and whether it leads to fewer deaths in hospitals or reduced use of emergency departments. The Department of Health must then report the findings of this study to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Health Committee by September 30, 2026.

Health and Social Services

https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB1151?ys=2026RS