The Affordable Care Act-mandated increase in Medicaid payments for primary care services ends on December 31.
Bookshelf with law booksWhile some states believe this increase improved access to care for their Medicaid population and will continue the increase using their own money, Pennsylvania will not, and a new Medical Assistance Bulletin informs primary care providers in the state that the fee-for-service rates they are paid will return to their previous level on January 1.
See the Medical Assistance Bulletin notice here.