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
Uniform percentage increase for inpatient hospital and outpatient hospital services for rating periods covering July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, incorporated in the capitation rates through a separate payment term amount up to $363,586,833.
Uniform dollar increase established by the state for inpatient hospital services, outpatient hospital services, and professional services at an academic medical center for the rating period, January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, incorporated into the capitation rates through a risk-based rate adjustment up to $1,887,207,120; and Value-based payment established by the state for inpatient hospital services, outpatient hospital services, and professional services at an academic medical center for the rating period, January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, incorporated into the capitation rates through a separate payment term up to $471,801,780.
Uniform increase and value-based payment established by the state for inpatient hospital services and outpatient hospital services for the rating period covering January 1, 2026through December 31, 2026, incorporated into the capitation rates through a separate payment term amount of up to $2,839,461,363.
Uniform dollar increase for eligible ground emergency ambulance services for the rating period covering January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, incorporated in the capitation rates through a risk-based rate adjustment up to $11,679,734.18.
Minimum Fee Schedule for facilities authorized by Casgevy and Lyfgenia manufacturers to administer the therapies for the rating period covering July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, incorporated in the capitation rates through a risk-based rate adjustment up to $0, reflecting that Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) are already reimbursing according to this methodology based on limited available data, and therefore no additional financial impact is expected from implementing this payment arrangement.
Renewal of the uniform percentage increase established by the state for inpatient 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, 2026 through December 31, 2026, incorporated in the capitation rates through a risk-based rate adjustment up to $9.94 million.
Uniform percentage increase for qualified practitioner services at an academic medical center and a value-based performance payment to providers who attain quality performance target(s), starting July 1, 2025 for the rating period covering January 1, 2025through December 31, 2025, incorporated into capitation rates through a separate payment term of up to $52,748,499.
Uniform percentage increase for qualified practitioner services at an academic medical center and a value-based performance payment to providers who attain quality performance target(s), starting July 1, 2025 for the rating period covering January 1, 2025through December 31, 2025, incorporated into capitation rates through a separate payment term of up to $125,000,000.
Uniform percentage increase for qualified practitioner services at an academic medical center and a value-based performance payment to providers who attain quality performance target(s), starting July 1, 2025 for the rating period covering January 1, 2025through December 31, 2025, incorporated into capitation rates through a separate payment term of up to $3,927,403.
Uniform percentage increase for qualified practitioner services at an academic medical center and a value-based performance payment to providers who attain quality performance target(s), starting July 1, 2025 for the rating period covering January 1, 2025through December 31, 2025, incorporated into capitation rates through a separate payment term of up to $4,963,884.