Maryland Department of Health - Study on Maryland Medical Assistance Program Reimbursement of Hospice Room and Board Services
Sponsor: Thomas S. Hutchinson (District 37B)Committee: HealthSubject: Public HealthStatus: In the House - Motion Special Order vote on veto until next session (Delegate Moon) Adopted (as of Sep 4, 2026)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Requiring the Maryland Health Care Commission and the Maryland Medical Assistance Program jointly to study the impact of requiring the Maryland Medical Assistance Program to provide reimbursement for room and board services provided by a hospice house; and requiring the Maryland Department of Health to report its findings to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Health Committee by December 1, 2026.
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Testimony (15)
MGA witness listFAV 14FavorableUNF 1Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Lovely, Ann | Coastal Hospice, Inc | Oral |
| FAV | Guerieri, Heather | Compass Regional Hospice | Oral |
| FAV | Shimoda, Peggy | Hospice & Palliative Care Network of Maryland | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Escalante, Maria Monica | Hospice and Palliative Care Network of Maryland | Oral |
| FAV | Hutchinson, Tom | House of Delegates | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Graveran, Carlos | LifeBridge Health's BridgingLife Hospice and Palliative Care | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Grant, Marian | Maryland Advisory Council on Serious Illness Care | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Krienke, Janelobbyist | Maryland Hospital Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Stein, Kate | Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club (WDC) | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kirsch, Molly | Talbot Hospice | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Tilburg, Will | University of Maryland Medical System | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Hutchinson, Delegate Hutchinsonlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Greenfield, Aaronlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lininger, Brettlobbyist | Individual | Oral |
| UNF | Lynch, Meghan | Maryland Department of Health | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVGreenfield, AaronRegistered for: BTS Bioenergy; Baltimore Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Inc.; Embassy of Japan; Ernst & Young, LLP; FEi Systems; Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake…
FAVLininger, BrettRegistered for: Aflac (American Family Life Assurance Company); Amazon.com Services, LLC; American International Group; Boyd Gaming Corporation; Brookfield Power US Asset Management LLC; Centers for Better Insurance, LLC…