The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicaid managed care regulations at 42 C.F.R. § 438 govern how states may direct plan expenditures in connection with implementing delivery system and provider payment initiatives under Medicaid managed care contracts. CMS began reviews of state directed payment arrangements beginning with contract rating periods on or after July 1, 2017. For more information on state directed payments, please visit our Guidance Page. Persons with disabilities having problems accessing the Preprint PDF files may call 410-786-0429 for assistance.
Approved State Directed Payment Preprints
Uniform increase for eligible professional services at designated academic medical centers for the rating period for the rating period covering January 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021, incorporated in the capitation rates through a separate payment term of up to $15,967,295.18.
Uniform percent increase for inpatient and outpatient hospital services at non-state governmentally owned hospitals for the rating period covering January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023, incorporated in the capitation rates through a separate payment term of up to $206,534,166.73.
Uniform increase for inpatient and outpatient hospital services at qualifying Iowa state-owned or operated teaching hospitals as defined in the Medicaid State Plan for the rating period covering July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, incorporated in the capitation rates through a separate payment term of up to $479,417,115.
Uniform dollar increase for nursing facilities based on quality weighted Medicaid days for the rating period covering January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023, incorporated in the capitation rates through a separate payment term of up to $56 million.
Uniform increase for non-emergency medical transport providers for the rating period covering July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, incorporated in the capitation rates through a separate payment term of up to $2,800,584.
Maximum fee schedule established by the state for eligible inpatient and outpatient hospital services for the rating period covering October 1, 2022 through September 30,2023, incorporated in the capitation rates through a risk-based rate adjustment.
The uniform percentage increase for inpatient and outpatient hospital services furnished by eligible teaching hospitals established by the state for the rating period covering July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, incorporated in the capitation rates through a separate payment term of up to $865,295,240.
Uniform increase established by the state for acute inpatient and ambulatory outpatient services provided by Hospital Enhanced Access Leading to Health Improvements Initiative (HEALTHII) program eligible hospitals for the rating period covering October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023, incorporated into the capitation rate through a separate payment term of up to $1.92 billion.
The quality payment established by the state for nursing facility services for the rating period covering July 1, 2023 through September 30, 2023, incorporated in the capitation rates through a separate payment term of up to $27 million.
The quality payment established by the state for nursing facility services for the rating period covering October 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, incorporated in the capitation rates through a separate payment term of up to $81.1 million.