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
New Mexico
A uniform percentage increase and quality incentive payment established by the state for inpatient and outpatient hospital services provided by Safety Net Care Pool hospital providers for the rating period covering January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023, incorporated into the capitation rates through a separate payment term of up to $69,000,000.
Approval Date:
September 22, 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:
Renewal
Approval Period:
Single Rating Period
Provider Class:
Inpatient hospital service
Outpatient hospital service
Texas
Comprehensive Hospital Increase Reimbursement Program (CHIRP) directed payment for the rating period covering September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2024, incorporated in the capitation rates through a risk-based rate adjustment.
Approval Date:
September 20, 2023
Effective Date:
September 1, 2023
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State Rating Period:
September 1, 2023
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August 31, 2024
Payment Type:
Fee schedule
Review Type:
Amendment
Approval Period:
Single Rating Period
Provider Class:
Behavioral health inpatient service
Inpatient hospital service
Outpatient hospital service
Arizona
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, 2021 through September 30, 2022, incorporated into the capitation rate through a separate payment term of up to $158.6 million.
Approval Date:
September 18, 2023
Effective Date:
October 1, 2021
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State Rating Period:
October 1, 2021
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September 30, 2022
Payment Type:
Fee schedule
Review Type:
Amendment
Approval Period:
Single Rating Period
Provider Class:
Professional services at an academic medical center
Arizona
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.
Approval Date:
September 15, 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:
Amendment
Approval Period:
Single Rating Period
Provider Class:
Professional services at an academic medical center
Florida
Uniform percentage increase established by the state for professional services at an academic medical center 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 $265,157,436.
Approval Date:
September 15, 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:
Professional services at an academic medical center
Illinois
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.
Approval Date:
September 12, 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:
Renewal
Approval Period:
Single Rating Period
Provider Class:
Other
New Mexico
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.
Approval Date:
September 12, 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:
Renewal
Approval Period:
Single Rating Period
Provider Class:
Inpatient hospital service
Outpatient hospital service
New Mexico
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.
Approval Date:
September 12, 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:
Renewal
Approval Period:
Single Rating Period
Provider Class:
Inpatient hospital service
Outpatient hospital service
New Mexico
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.
Approval Date:
September 12, 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:
Renewal
Approval Period:
Single Rating Period
Provider Class:
Inpatient hospital service
Outpatient hospital service
Virginia
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.
Approval Date:
September 12, 2023
Effective Date:
July 1, 2022
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State Rating Period:
July 1, 2022
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June 30, 2023
Payment Type:
Value-based payment
Review Type:
Amendment
Approval Period:
Single Rating Period
Provider Class:
Nursing facility services