New York S06650 mandates value-based care for maternity coverage in insurance and medical assistance contracts.

New York S06650 requires contracts for insurance and medical assistance to provide value-based care for maternity coverage. Value-based care is defined as an arrangement that financially rewards certain positive outcomes and financially penalizes certain negative outcomes. A negative outcome includes a c-section on a low-risk individual. Insurers must enter into value-based arrangements with hospitals, federally qualified health centers providing maternity services, and/or birthing centers that provide at least eighty-five percent of the maternity care of enrollees by December 31, 2026.

New York S06650 mandates value-based care for maternity coverage in insurance and medical assistance contracts.

New York S06650 requires contracts for insurance and medical assistance to provide value-based care for maternity coverage. Value-based care is defined as an arrangement that financially rewards certain positive outcomes and financially penalizes certain negative outcomes. A negative outcome includes a c-section on a low-risk individual. Insurers must enter into value-based arrangements with hospitals, federally qualified health centers providing maternity services, and/or birthing centers that provide at least eighty-five percent of the maternity care of enrollees by December 31, 2026.