HB 26-1177
signedEnd Nursing Provider Wage Enhancement Payments
Plain-English Summary
AI-generatedHouse Bill 26-1177, which has been signed into law, stops the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing from giving extra wage payments to nursing homes that participate in Medicaid. This means nursing home staff won’t receive additional pay intended to improve wages for their work. The bill also cuts $4.359 million from the state’s budget for medical and long-term care services for people eligible for Medicaid in the 2025-26 fiscal year. This affects nursing homes that rely on these extra payments to support staff salaries, potentially impacting the quality of care provided to Medicaid patients.
Official Summary
The act prohibits the department of health care policy and financing (department) from making a wage enhancement supplemental payment to an eligible nursing home provider regardless of when the services were provided. The act reduces the 2025-26 state fiscal year appropriation to the department for medical and long-term care services for medicaid eligible individuals by $4,359,961.(Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)
Details
- Chamber
- House
- First action
- 2026-02-27
- Latest action
- 2026-02-06
- Last action desc.
- Introduced In House - Assigned to Appropriations
- OpenStates
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Sponsors
- Kyle Brown (sponsor) · Democratic
- Rick Taggart (sponsor) · Republican
- Judy Amabile (sponsor) · Democratic
- Barbara Kirkmeyer (sponsor) · Republican
- Emily Sirota (sponsor) · Democratic
- Jeff Bridges (sponsor) · Democratic
- Julie McCluskie (cosponsor) · Democratic