This plan amendment proposes an update to the fee schedule date, link and clarifies fee-schedule language to Ambulatory Surgery Centers.

This plan continues the Alternative Payment Methodology (APM) for Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) and Rural Health Clinics (RHC). This APM will provide coverage without copay or cost-sharing, for the administration of COVID-19 vaccines by staff who have the authority under state law to administer the vaccine, in the FQHC and RHC settings during a COVID-19 vaccine-only visit.

This plan amendment proposes to reimburse nursing home bed hold days for hospitalization for the five New York Veteran's nursing homes.

This plan amendment updates the outdated information about Small Rural Indigent Assistance Disproportionate Share Hospital payments and clarify references to Medicaid clients.

This plan amendment adds an across-the-board adjustment of a 4.0% Cost of Living adjustment (COLA) to operating rates of payment, per the enacted 2024 Budget to the inpatient service Specialty Hospitals.

This plan amendment updates the provisions governing qualifying criteria and reimbursement methodology for other rural hospitals in order to increase payments for inpatient hospital services.

This plan amendment updates the Fee Schedule in lieu of listing rates.

This plan amendment updates the nursing facility Differential Adjusted Payment (DAP) program for contract year ending 2025.