Blocking 80% Medicaid Home Care Wage Rule for Direct Care Workers.
This bill aims to stop a proposed federal rule that would have mandated that at least 80% of Medicaid payments for home and community-based services must be spent directly on caregiver compensation. By prohibiting this rule, the legislation ensures that states and service providers maintain their current flexibility in allocating these funds. The consequence is that there will be no federal minimum threshold guaranteeing that 80% of the funding reaches the caregivers' wages.
Key points
Stops the 80% Wage Mandate: Prohibits the implementation of a rule requiring 80% of Medicaid home care payments to go directly to direct care worker wages.
Maintains Funding Flexibility: States and providers retain current discretion over how Medicaid funds for home care services are distributed, including administrative and overhead costs.
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