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 percentage increase, entitled Access to Professional Services Initiative, established by the state for qualified practitioners affiliated with one of the designated 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 $203.8 million.
Uniform increase established by the state for professional services at encounter rate clinics in non-state government owned hospital systems 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 $130,000,000.
The uniform percentage increase established by the state for inpatient and outpatient services provided by practice plans under contract to community hospitals that serve a disproportionate share of Native American enrollees for the rating period covering January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023, incorporated in the capitation rates through a risk-based rate adjustment.
The uniform percentage increase established by the state for inpatient and outpatient services by for-profit/investor owned and government-owned hospitals for the rating period covering January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023, incorporated in the capitation rates through a risk-based rate adjustment.
The uniform percentage increase established by the state for inpatient and outpatient services by not-for-profit hospitals for the rating period covering January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023, incorporated in the capitation rates through a risk-based rate adjustment.
The quality payment established by the state for nursing facility services for the rating period covering July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023, incorporated in the capitation rates through a separate payment term of up to $59,311,250.
Minimum fee schedule established by the state for primary care services that are covered at 75% of Medicare consistent with the requirements of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 for the rating periods covering January 1, 2023 through September 30, 2023, incorporated in the capitation rates through a risk-based rate adjustment.
Uniform dollar increase established by the state for Family Planning services for the rating period covering January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022, incorporated in the capitation rates through a risk-based rate adjustment.
Uniform dollar increase established by the state for developmental screening services for the rating period covering January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023, incorporated in the capitation rates through a risk-based rate adjustment.
Uniform dollar increase established by the state for Family Planning services for the rating period covering January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023, incorporated in the capitation rates through a risk-based rate adjustment.