Hospital payment rates modification

This bill modifies how Minnesota hospitals are paid for inpatient care, affecting all hospitals providing inpatient services in the state. It establishes new payment methods: critical access hospitals use cost-based payments, long-term and rehabilitation hospitals use Medicare-style per diem or specific systems, and all other hospitals use a diagnosis-related group (DRG) system. The bill requires rebasing payment rates to use 2012 as the base year, ensuring total payments remain budget-neutral (no overall increase or decrease in state spending). It also mandates that payment adjustments consider impacts on pediatric, behavioral health, trauma, transplant, rural, and low-volume hospitals.