Utah SB0305 amends Medicaid hospital provider assessments and accountable care organization rates to include quality incentive arrangements.

Utah SB0305 modifies the calculation of Medicaid hospital provider assessments and the Medicaid accountable care organization rate structure to incorporate quality incentive arrangements. The bill ensures that the assessment for each hospital discharge is calculated uniformly and applied to all assessed hospitals. It also mandates that the same quality measures and penalties apply to new directed payments made to the University of Utah Hospital and eligibility categories covered in Utah before January 1, 2019.

Utah SB0305 amends Medicaid hospital provider assessments and accountable care organization rates to include quality incentive arrangements.

Utah SB0305 modifies the calculation of Medicaid hospital provider assessments and the Medicaid accountable care organization rate structure to incorporate quality incentive arrangements. The bill ensures that the assessment for each hospital discharge is calculated uniformly and applied to all assessed hospitals. It also mandates that the same quality measures and penalties apply to new directed payments made to the University of Utah Hospital and eligibility categories covered in Utah before January 1, 2019.