New York Medicaid Waiver Approved For Performance-Based Payment For Behavioral Health & Integrated Services

On April 14, 2014, New York Medicaid announced it had received federal approval on a waiver that will allow the state to launch performance-based payment for community-based behavioral health services and integrated care delivery systems. The state will reinvest $8 billion in savings achieved through its Medicaid redesign into a Delivery System Reform Incentive Payments (DSRIP) program. The overall goal of New York’s DSRIP program is to reduce avoidable hospital use by 25% over five years. The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approval permits the New York State Department of Health to use the . . .