Fee-for-Service Transition
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CMS’s proposed Medicaid rule signals a tighter federal posture on supplemental payment flows, extending limits on Medicaid managed care state directed payments (SDPs) and creating new caps for targeted Medicaid fee-for-service practitioner payments—moves that could materially reduce state financing flexibility and hospital/provider revenue tied to Medicaid payment add-ons (HFMA summary). For VBC stakeholders, the emerging tension is that states and providers are being pushed toward more disciplined, transparent payment methodologies just as Medicaid revenue cutbacks and fraud/waste scrutiny intensify, potentially constraining funds used to support population health infrastructure, safety-net partnerships, and managed care quality initiatives (Hall Render analysis). At the same time, CMS’s FY 2027 Medicare payment proposals for hospitals and SNFs suggest modest fee-for-service updates rather than a broad new VBC push this week, reinforcing that near-term strategy for ACOs and health systems will hinge on managing base-rate pressure while protecting value-based contract economics.
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