This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to establish reimbursement rates for Maine Veterans' Homes services covered by the MaineCare program. It requires the MaineCare program to reimburse veterans' facilities for covered services on a per resident daily rate basis that will reimburse the portion of the total MaineCare allowable cost of operating each veterans' facility attributable to the provision
41 of services to residents who receive MaineCare benefits. It requires the department to index
42 the rates to inflation annually and authorizes the department to contract with a 3rd party to
43 derive or review the rates.