Effective January 1, 2021, this amendment updates the DSH program as well as inpatient hospital payments. Specifically, this (1) Updates the base year used to calculate the interim DSH payments and update the inflation rate used to trend the DSH base year cost; (2) expend 100% of its FFY 2021 allotment; (3) discontinue the normalization adjustment to the hospital specific DSH limits; (4) update the inflation rate used to trend the DSH base year cost to the end of the 2019 calendar year; (5) create separate DSH pools from the existing 2021 DSH allotment to be spread among rural hospitals.

Effective January 1, 2021, this amendment allows for a 3.1 percent increase to extend services to pregnant women and personal care services. 

Effective January 1, 2021, this amendment updates the Optional State Supplement Standards. 

This amendment will be modifying Wisconsin's payment methodology to nursing homes for COVID-19 Vaccines which are administered by skilled nursing facilities.

This amendment updates the inpatient hospital Differential Adjusted Payment (DAP) program effective October 1, 2020.

This plan amendment allowed for a 3.1% increase to Federally Qualified Health Centers/Rural Health Clinics.

This plan amendment allowed for a 3.1% increase to Home and Community Based Services (HCBS).

Mandatory Coverage of Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) under section 1006 (b) of the SUPPORT Act.

This plan amendment allowed for a 3.1% increase to Dental and physical, occupational, and speech therapy services.