Provides for a 2.5% inflationary increase for per diem hospitals. Specifically, the 2.5% increase applies to the base rate per-diem calculated for specialty-acute care and rehabilitation hospitals.

Provides for a 2.5 percent inflationary increase to the Medicaid base rate for inpatient hospital services.

Expands coverage and enhance access to state’s substance use disorder and behavioral mental health services for Medicaid recipients.

set the fees for transportation services the same as those in effect on July1, 2020, and removes the five percent (5%) reimbursement reduction effective July 1, 2021. This SPA also revises the coverage page to include attestation to meeting the federal transportation minimum requirements.

Adds coverage for clinically managed residential withdrawal services and medically monitored intensive impatient treatment

Provides supplemental payments to St. John’s Riverside hospital and St. Joseph’s Medical Center under the state’s Vital Access Provider (VAP) program.

add licensed professional counselors to the Alaska Medicaid State Plan