HI HB702

Appropriates unspecified funds from general revenues for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 to increase reimbursement rates for Medicaid in-home services (homemaker/companion/chore, personal care/assistance, and private duty nursing).

Requires the Department of Human Services to obtain maximum available federal matching funds for the appropriation.

Addresses wage pressure for direct care workers by increasing rates to the "high scenario" modeled in the 2022 Milliman actuarial study, which uses 75th percentile wage assumptions based on Department of Labor data.

Funds intended to improve access to in-home care for Medicaid clients, as current reimbursement rates are too low for some providers to serve this population.

Takes effect July 1, 3000 (appears to be a typographical error; likely intended as July 1, 2025 or 2026).