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
Illinois
Uniform increase established by the state for COVID relief payments to eligible 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 $450,000,000.
Approval Date:
September 5, 2023
Effective Date:
January 1, 2023
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State Rating Period:
January 1, 2023
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December 31, 2023
Payment Type:
Fee schedule
Review Type:
New
Approval Period:
Single Rating Period
Provider Class:
Inpatient hospital service
Outpatient hospital service
North Carolina
Uniform dollar increase established by the state for inpatient and outpatient hospital services at ECU Health Medical Center 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 $69,573,466.
Approval Date:
September 5, 2023
Effective Date:
July 1, 2023
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State Rating Period:
July 1, 2023
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June 30, 2024
Payment Type:
Fee schedule
Review Type:
Renewal
Approval Period:
Single Rating Period
Provider Class:
Inpatient hospital service
Outpatient hospital service
South Carolina
Uniform percentage increase established by the state for inpatient and outpatient hospital services 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 $2,095,374,764.
Approval Date:
September 1, 2023
Effective Date:
July 1, 2023
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State Rating Period:
July 1, 2023
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June 30, 2024
Payment Type:
Fee schedule
Review Type:
New
Approval Period:
Single Rating Period
Provider Class:
Inpatient hospital service
Outpatient hospital service
Florida
Uniform dollar increase established by the state for public emergency medical transportation services for the rating period covering October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023, incorporated in the capitation rates through a separate payment term of up to $138,539,043.
Approval Date:
August 30, 2023
Effective Date:
October 1, 2022
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State Rating Period:
October 1, 2022
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September 30, 2023
Payment Type:
Fee schedule
Review Type:
Renewal
Approval Period:
Single Rating Period
Provider Class:
Other
Louisiana
A uniform percent increase for long-term acute care, psychiatric services, and rehabilitation services for both inpatient and outpatient hospital services 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 $64.5 million.
Approval Date:
August 30, 2023
Effective Date:
July 1, 2023
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State Rating Period:
July 1, 2023
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June 30, 2024
Payment Type:
Fee schedule
Review Type:
Renewal
Approval Period:
Single Rating Period
Provider Class:
Inpatient hospital service
Outpatient hospital service
Louisiana
A uniform percent increase for in-state providers of inpatient and outpatient hospital services (excluding freestanding psychiatric hospitals, freestanding rehabilitation hospitals, and long-term acute care hospitals) 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 $2,735.9 million.
Approval Date:
August 30, 2023
Effective Date:
July 1, 2023
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State Rating Period:
July 1, 2023
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June 30, 2024
Payment Type:
Fee schedule
Review Type:
Renewal
Approval Period:
Single Rating Period
Provider Class:
Inpatient hospital service
Outpatient hospital service
Oklahoma
Uniform percent increase for inpatient and outpatient hospital services at trauma hospitals for the rating period covering April 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025 incorporated in the capitation rates through a separate payment term of up to $520,040,434.
Approval Date:
August 28, 2023
Effective Date:
April 1, 2024
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State Rating Period:
April 1, 2024
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June 30, 2025
Payment Type:
Fee schedule
Review Type:
Renewal
Approval Period:
Single Rating Period
Provider Class:
Inpatient hospital service
Outpatient hospital service
North Carolina
Uniform dollar increase established by the state for inpatient and outpatient hospital services at UNC Health Care System hospitals 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 $130,368,333.
Approval Date:
August 25, 2023
Effective Date:
July 1, 2023
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State Rating Period:
July 1, 2023
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June 30, 2024
Payment Type:
Fee schedule
Review Type:
Renewal
Approval Period:
Single Rating Period
Provider Class:
Inpatient hospital service
Outpatient hospital service
Massachusetts
Integrated Care Incentive proposal for non-state, public hospitals for the rating period covering April 1, 2023 to December 31, 2025, incorporated in the capitation rates through a separate payment term of up to $86.8 million for the April 1, 2023 – December 31, 2023; $124 million for the January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024; and $124 million for the January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025.
Approval Date:
August 18, 2023
Effective Date:
April 1, 2023
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State Rating Period:
April 1, 2023
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December 31, 2025
Payment Type:
Value-based payment
Review Type:
Renewal
Approval Period:
Multiple Rating Period
Provider Class:
Inpatient hospital service
Outpatient hospital service
Massachusetts
The Hospital Quality Incentive proposal for the rating period covering January 1, 2023 through March 30, 2023, incorporated in the capitation rates through a separate payment term of up to $93.8 million for the April 1, 2023 – December 31, 2023; $134 million for the January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024; and $134 million for the January 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025.
Approval Date:
August 18, 2023
Effective Date:
April 1, 2023
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State Rating Period:
April 1, 2023
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December 31, 2025
Payment Type:
Value-based payment
Review Type:
Renewal
Approval Period:
Multiple Rating Period
Provider Class:
Inpatient hospital service