Despite delays, hospitals optimistic on SDPs
Although at least one state has waited nine months for CMS approval of its state-directed payment (SDP) plan, hospital executives said the approval process continues to churn. So far this year, CMS has approved $26.2 billion in hospital-focused SDPs, according to a FastFinance count of the list of approved SDPs. That amount includes both the…
CMS warns it may reject state-directed payments
CMS will now reject SDP submissions from states that fail to provide complete evaluation plans and demonstrate how the payments advance managed care quality goals.