Adjusts the per diem rate for private and non-state nursing facilities.

To reduce the per diem rates lor non-state intermediate care facilities for persons with developmental disabilities by 1.5 percent in order to avoid a budget deficit.

To reduce the reimbursement rate paid to State-owned hospitals by 10 percent in order to avoid a budget deficit.

To reduce the reimbursement rate for inpatient non-rural non-state and children's specialty hospital by 3.7 percent.

To redefine qualifying criteria for Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) payments to small rural hospitals.

Revises the criteria for non-rural, non-state hospitals to qualify for inpatient hospital supplemental payments.

Provides Medicaid supplemental payment to a private acute care hospital, Our Lady of the Lake located in Baton Rouge.

Eliminate the public and private community hospitals Disproportionate Share Hospital DSH Pools.

Reduces reimbursement rates for inpatient non-rural non-state and children's specialty hospitals by 1.0 percent.

Provides base payment of 95 percent of allowable Medicaid costs to a private acute care hospital for inpatient hospital services.