Temporary/Interim Rates Extended
To maintain access to care for Medicaid members by supporting Medicaid providers whose temporary COVID-19 rate increases ended June 30, 2023, NC Medicaid is continuing the extension of the temporary/interim estimated legislative rate increases.
Rates for Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF), Personal Care Services, and Community Alternatives Programs (CAP/C, CAP/CD-formerly CAP/Choice, and CAP/DA) previously communicated in SPECIAL BULLETIN COVID-19 #267: Temporary COVID-19 Rate Increases Ending June 30, 2023 will continue through August 31, 2023. Please reference the bulletin for additional rate information.
As August 31, 2023, approaches, if a State budget has not yet been finalized, NC Medicaid will evaluate whether it is feasible to extend the temporary/interim increases any further at some level.
Once a State budget has been finalized, NC Medicaid will implement any permanent increases at the levels appropriated in the budget and intends to systematically reprocess claims (or direct managed care organizations to reprocess claims, as applicable) retroactive to the legislated effective date(s) to adjust payments to the level of the appropriated permanent increases. This reprocessing will ensure that providers receive the full value of the legislated increases.