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Minutes for HB2250 - Committee on Health and Human Services
Short Title
Increasing the annual assement rate on hospital providers.
Minutes Content for Wed, Mar 5, 2025
Carly Choi, Revisor of Statutes, provided an overview of HB2250.
Audrey Dunkel, Vice President Medicaid and Legal Affairs, Kansas Hospital Association, Provided testimony in support of HB2250 (Attachment 15). The Health Care Access Improvement Plan (HCAIP) aims to maximize federal matching funds to enhance rates to Medicaid providers. Few changes have been made to the program. The most recent change was enacted in 2020 to increase the rate to three percent of the net inpatient revenue. The 2024 legislature approved a budget proviso to increase the rate to 6% of net inpatient and outpatient revenue. HB2250 would permanently increase the assessment rate approved by the 2024 legislature. The bill would extend the assessment to include critical access and rural emergency hospitals.
Ms. Dunkel responded to questions from the committee.
The following provided written only proponent testimony:
Joel Phelps, Chief Executive Officer, Salina Regional Health Center (Attachment 16)
Kevin Strecker, Ministry Market CEO, Ascension Via Christi (Attachment 17)
Nicole Milo, Region Director Government & Community Affairs, Mountain Region CommonSpirit Health (Attachment 18)
The hearing was closed.
