An Act relative to stabilizing the Commonwealth’s nursing facilities

This bill adjusts how Massachusetts Medicaid pays nursing homes to stabilize funding. It requires annual inflation adjustments using the Medicare Market Basket Update, sets base costs to the most recent two-year period, and mandates a 10% above-average Nursing Cost Per Diem. Facilities serving 75%+ Medicaid residents receive a minimum 5% rate increase. Additionally, it preserves capital funding rates for facility upgrades completed after 2020. These changes directly affect nursing homes receiving Medicaid payments, aiming to better cover rising labor and care costs.