HI SB787

Requires Medicaid reimbursements to hospitals for patients occupying acute care beds while on waitlists for long-term care facilities to be at least equal to acute care service rates

Requires Medicaid reimbursements to long-term care facilities for medically complex patients transitioning from acute care hospitals to be at least equal to subacute care service rates

Appropriates an unspecified amount in general funds to cover increased Medicaid reimbursements to medical facilities

Requires elimination of barriers or mechanisms that prevent or restrict flexible use of Medicaid funds when patients transition between different types of medical and community care facilities