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
Utah
An alternative fee schedule established by the state for behavioral health outpatient services for the rating period covering July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025, incorporated in the capitation rates through a risk-based adjustment.
Approval Date:
January 7, 2025
Effective Date:
July 1, 2024
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State Rating Period:
January 1, 2024
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December 31, 2024
Payment Type:
Fee schedule
Review Type:
Renewal
Approval Period:
Single Rating Period
Provider Class:
Inpatient hospital service
Outpatient hospital service
Oklahoma
Uniform increase for inpatient and outpatient hospital services at private, non-state government, and critical access 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 $1,262,703,035.
Approval Date:
December 30, 2024
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:
Amendment
Approval Period:
Single Rating Period
Provider Class:
Inpatient hospital service
Outpatient hospital service
Mississippi
Uniform percentage increase and performance improvement initiative established by the state for professional services at an academic medical center for the rating period covering July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025, incorporated in the capitation rates through a separate payment term of up to $29,526,177.
Approval Date:
December 23, 2024
Effective Date:
July 1, 2024
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State Rating Period:
July 1, 2024
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June 30, 2025
Payment Type:
Fee schedule
Value-based payment
Review Type:
Renewal
Approval Period:
Single Rating Period
Provider Class:
Professional services at an academic medical center
Oregon
Uniform dollar increase for inpatient and outpatient hospital services established by the state for the rating period covering January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024, incorporated in the capitation rates through a separate payment term of up to $9,500,000.
Approval Date:
December 19, 2024
Effective Date:
January 1, 2024
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State Rating Period:
January 1, 2024
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December 31, 2024
Payment Type:
Fee schedule
Review Type:
New
Approval Period:
Single Rating Period
Provider Class:
Inpatient hospital service
Other
Oregon
Uniform dollar increase for inpatient and outpatient hospital services, established by the state for the rating period covering January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024, incorporated in the capitation rates through a separate payment term of up to $45,410,000.
Approval Date:
December 18, 2024
Effective Date:
January 1, 2024
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State Rating Period:
January 1, 2024
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December 31, 2024
Payment Type:
Fee schedule
Review Type:
New
Approval Period:
Single Rating Period
Provider Class:
Inpatient hospital service
Outpatient hospital service
Massachusetts
Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) value-based payment arrangement established by the state for private acute hospitals for the rating period covering April 1, 2023 through December 31, 2024, incorporated into the capitation rates through a separate payment term of up to $104,200,00 for April 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023 and up to $147,000,000 for January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024.
Approval Date:
December 17, 2024
Effective Date:
April 1, 2023
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State Rating Period:
April 1, 2023
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December 31, 2024
Payment Type:
Value-based payment
Review Type:
Renewal
Approval Period:
Multiple Rating Period
Provider Class:
Inpatient hospital service
Outpatient hospital service
Massachusetts
Uniform increase established by the State for Behavioral Health Urgent Care (BHUC) for the rating period covering January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024, incorporated in the capitation rates through a risk-based rate adjustment.
Approval Date:
December 17, 2024
Effective Date:
January 1, 2024
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State Rating Period:
January 1, 2024
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December 31, 2024
Payment Type:
Fee schedule
Review Type:
Renewal
Approval Period:
Single Rating Period
Provider Class:
Behavioral health outpatient services
Pennsylvania
The value-based payment arrangement for opioid use disorder for private acute care hospitals for the rating period covering January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023, incorporated into the capitation rates through a separate payment term up to $35 million.
Approval Date:
December 17, 2024
Effective Date:
January 1, 2023
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State Rating Period:
January 1, 2023
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December 31, 2023
Payment Type:
Value-based payment
Review Type:
Amendment
Approval Period:
Single Rating Period
Provider Class:
Outpatient hospital service
Virginia
Uniform increase for inpatient and outpatient services at private acute care hospitals for the rating period covering July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025, incorporated in the capitation rates through a separate payment term of up to $3.22 billion.
Approval Date:
December 17, 2024
Effective Date:
July 1, 2024
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State Rating Period:
July 1, 2024
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June 30, 2025
Payment Type:
Fee schedule
Review Type:
Amendment
Approval Period:
Single Rating Period
Provider Class:
Inpatient hospital service
Outpatient hospital service
District of Columbia
The maximum fee schedule for inpatient hospital services established by the state for the rating period, October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024, incorporated into the capitation rates through a risk based rate adjustment.
Approval Date:
December 16, 2024
Effective Date:
October 1, 2023
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State Rating Period:
October 1, 2023
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September 30, 2024
Payment Type:
Fee schedule
Review Type:
New
Approval Period:
Single Rating Period
Provider Class:
Inpatient hospital service