Medicaid & Safety Net
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CMSâs Medicaid agenda is moving toward tighter accountability and state-based purchasing discipline: the GENEROUS Model extension signals continued federal interest in Medicaid drug-price innovation with manufacturers and states, while proposed 2028 HCBS quality measures would push home- and community-based services toward more standardized performance oversight. Safety-net VBC is also shifting from isolated pilots to infrastructure playsâACCESS-style Medicaid primary care transformation, pediatric value-based partnerships, rural payment reform collaboratives, and Californiaâs Medi-Cal multipayer primary care model all point to states using Medicaid as the anchor for population health, risk-based primary care, and cross-payer alignment. For ACOs, safety-net providers, and Medicaid MCOs, the strategic tension is clear: new payment opportunities are expanding, but so are expectations for data, quality measurement, pharmacy affordability, and accountability across historically under-resourced populations (CMS GENEROUS Model extension; Medi-Cal multipayer primary care reform).
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