Providing enhanced medicaid payments to providers and hospitals.

 S-3530.1

SENATE BILL 5881

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2026 Regular Session

By Senators Muzzall and Braun

Prefiled 12/15/25. Read first time 01/12/26. Referred to Committee on Ways & Means.

AN ACT Relating to utilizing efficiency savings from federal legislation to provide enhanced medicaid payments to providers and hospitals; adding new sections to chapter 74.09 RCW; and declaring an emergency.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 74.09 RCW to read as follows:

The medicaid enhanced provider rate account is created in the state treasury. At the beginning of each fiscal year, the state treasurer shall transfer the amount calculated by the authority under section 2 of this act from the general fund to the medicaid enhanced provider rate account. Moneys in the account may be spent only after appropriation for the purpose of increased medicaid reimbursement rates to providers and hospitals in the state.