The Trump administration has proposed a “sweeping crackdown” on Medicaid payments that it says have significantly inflated costs in the program. Under a proposed rule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services takes aim at state-directed payments, aiming to bring Medicaid payments more in line with Medicare. The proposal would cap SDPs at 100% of Medicare rates in states that expanded Medicaid, and 110% in non-expansion states. The agency said in an announcement that the change is consistent with historical fee-for-service payments in Medicaid and aligns with a significant overhaul of the program finalized as part of the H.R. 1 legislation last year.
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