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FFY 2024 Medicaid Quality Improvement Program (MQIP) Payments
Public Comment Period for State Plan Amendments: FFY 2024 Medicaid Quality Improvement Program (MQIP) payments
LEGAL NOTICE
NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Notice is hereby given that the New Hampshire (NH) Department of Health and Human Services (the Department) is proposing to amend the Title XIX State Plan to reflect the amount of the quarterly MQIP supplemental pool available for dates of service in FFY 2024. The MQIP payments are to be allocated and paid to eligible licensed nursing facilities. As noted in the State Plan, eligible facilities will receive a calculation exhibit, which identifies each facility's calculated rate and supplemental payment for the applicable quarter. This change is estimated to increase funding for eligible nursing facilities as follows:
| Dates of Service | Payment Quarter | State Fiscal Impact | Federal Fiscal Impact | Total Fiscal Impact |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/2023-12/2023 | Q1 2024 | $10,004,812 | $10,004,811 | $20,009,623 |
| 01/2024-03/2024 | Q2 2024 | $10,077,339 | $10,077,338 | $20,154,677 |
| 04/2024-06/2024 | Q3 2024 | $12,261,553 | $12,261,552 | $24,523,105 |
| 07/2024-09/2024 | Q4 2024 | $10,463,095 | $10,463,094 | $20,926,189 |
| Federal Fiscal Year 2024 | $42,806,797 | $42,806,795 | $85,613,592 | |
Copies of draft State Plan pages will be available by November 1, 2023. Please contact Sara Lacharite via e-mail at Sara.K.Lacharite@dhhs.nh.gov, to request copies. The amendments to the State Plan pages may undergo further revisions before and after submittal to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) based upon public comment or CMS feedback. Comments are due by November 15, 2023 and should be e-mailed to Sara.K.Lacharite@dhhs.nh.gov or mailed to the Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Medicaid Services, 129 Pleasant Street–Brown Building, Concord, NH 03301-3857, ATTN: Sara Lacharite.