The purpose of the amendment is to update the quality measures and associated weights for the health home quality incentive payment methodology. The updated methodology was reduced from ten weighted measures to seven. The total quality incentive payment pool for this disbursement remained the same

This amendment eliminates the Dental Healthy Behaviors requirement and remove the basic dental benefit package from the Iowa Dental Wellness Plan.

This SPA implements the five-percent inflationary increase to the Health Home Per Member Per Month and Clinical outcome measure payment rates appropriated by its state legislature during the 2023 legislative session

The state raises the income eligibility standard for its Family Planning eligibility group from 133 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL) to 205 percent.

This plan amendment updates the quality incentive payment methodology for providers by improving the Health Home composite measures and aligning the clinical outcome payment methodology to it.

This SPA adds mandatory coverage of COVID-19 vaccine and administration, testing, and treatment benefits as required by Section 9811 of the American Rescue Plan Act.

This plan amendment the updates the rates for Community Mental Health Services.

This plan amendment will increase reimbursement to Ambulatory Surgical Centers (ASC)/Dental Procedures.