S 8838 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Provides parity to durable medical equipment providers by requiring Medicaid managed care organizations to reimburse such providers

Summary

Provides parity to durable medical equipment providers by requiring Medicaid managed care organizations to reimburse such providers at no less than one hundred percent of the medical assistance durable medical equipment fee schedule for the same service or item.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 8, 2026 Last action Jun 4, 2026

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What changed between versions

S8838 → S8838A · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to remove a specific exemption for complex rehabilitation technology from the fee schedule requirement, thereby broadening the financial protections for durable medical equipment providers. Additionally, the legislative process was accelerated by discharging the committee, and the bill's identifier was updated to reflect its amended status.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to explicitly include complex rehabilitation technology under the mandatory reimbursement requirement, whereas the original version excluded it.

REQUIREMENT

The requirement for Medicaid managed care organizations to reimburse providers at 100% of the fee schedule was modified to remove the exclusion of complex rehabilitation technology, ensuring these items are also covered under the parity mandate.

TIMELINE

The bill was discharged from committee, meaning it bypassed the standard committee review process and was immediately ordered to be reprinted and sent back to the committee for further action.

TECHNICAL

The bill number was updated from S 8838 to S 8838--A to indicate that the text has been amended.

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Committee

Amendments

Jun 4, 2026

Committee

COMMITTEE DISCHARGED AND COMMITTED TO RULES

upper

May 19, 2026

Committee

REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO FINANCE

upper

Feb 17, 2026

Upper · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 8838A

upper

Feb 17, 2026

Upper · Passed

AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH

upper

Jan 8, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO HEALTH

upper

1 primary · 34 co-sponsors