Maryland's All-Payer Hospital System Modernization

Payment Models Workgroup

In general, this workgroup will develop recommendations for the HSCRC on the structure of payment models and how to balance its approach to updates. The Workgroup will address topics that include:

  1. Balanced Updates
  2. Guardrails for Model Performance
  3. Market Share
  4. Initial and Future Models

Payment Models Workgroup Membership

The Health Services Cost Review Commission (HSCRC) has appointed the a diverse group of individuals to serve on the Payment Models Workgroup. The list of workgroup members is available at the following link:

Payment Models Workgroup Appointments - updated 1-25-2024

Schedule, Goals, and Documents

The Payment Models Workgroup work plan is provided in the table below. Additional meetings will be added to the schedule. Please check back for the location and schedule of future meetings. Questions related to the schedule and location of meetings should be directed to: hscrc.payment@maryland.gov

Subgroups to the Payment Models Workgroup

​Annual Filing Modernization Subgroup to the PMWG: 

In collaboration with key hospital, payer, and other stakeholders, HSCRC is convening a subgroup of the Payment Models Workgroup during 2024 related to the Annual Filing Modernization Project. More details to come.

For more information about subgroup meetings: Subgroup Annual Filing Moderinization​


2024

 
Dates and LocationMeeting Documents
January 23, 2024
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Webinar Recording​​​
Meeting Materials​
March 5, 2024
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Webinar Recording​
Meeting Materials​​
HSCRC Policy Calendar​
April 3, 2024
10:00am - 12:00pm
Webinar Registration
Webinar Recording
Meeting Materials
April 30, 2024
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Webinar Registration
Webinar Recording
Meeting Materials
May 30, 2024
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Webinar Registration
Webinar Recording
Meeting Materials​

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2023

 
Dates and LocationMeeting Documents
February 1, 2023
9:30am - 11:30am
Webinar Recording​
Meeting Materials
March 1, 2023
11:00am - 1:00pm
Webinar Recording
Meeting Materials

March 29, 2023
11:00am - 1:00pm
Webinar Recording
Meeting Materials
April 27, 2023
9:00am - 11:00am
Webinar Recording
Meeting Materials





2022

 
Dates and LocationMeeting Documents
March 1, 2022
10am-12pm

Webinar Recording
Meeting Materials
March 30, 2022
11am-1pm
Webinar Recording
Meeting Materials
April 28, 2022
9:30am-11:30pm
Webinar Recording
Meeting Materials
May 26, 2022
10am-12pm
Webinar Recording​
Meeting Materials






2021

 

Dates and Location Meeting Documents
January 22, 2021 
12pm-2pm

Meeting Materials​
March 5, 2021 
11am-1pm

Webinar Recording
Meeting Materials​
March 30, 2021
1pm - 3pm
 
 
Webinar Recording​
April 27, 2021
1pm - 3pm 

Webinar Registration​
May 25, 2021
1pm - 3pm

 Webinar Registration​

 

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2020

 

Dates and Location Meeting Documents
January 21, 2020
10am - 12pm
 
HSCRC
   Meeting Materials
   Webinar Recording  
March 3, 2020
10am 12pm
 
HSCRC
   Meeting Materials
   RY2021 Revenue Update 
   Webinar Recording
March 31, 2020
10am 12pm
 
HSCRC
   Meeting Materials 
   Webinar Recording 
April 30, 2020
10am 12pm
 
HSCRC
   Meeting Materials
   RY 2021 GBR Demographic Adjustment
   Webinar Recording  
     
    
     
May 28, 2020
10am 12pm
 
HSCRC
   Meeting Material
   Webinar Recording

2019

 

Dates and Location Meeting Documents
January 16, 2019 
1 pm - 3 pm

HSCRC
Meeting Materials​
Webinar Recording​

March 6, 2019
8:30 am - 11:30 am

HSCRC
Meeting Materials
Webinar Recording​
April 5, 2019 
9 am - 12 pm

HSCRC
Meeting Materials​
Webinar Recording​

May 1, 2019
8:30am - 11:30 am

HSCRC
Meeting Materials​
Webinar Recording​
May 30, 2019
9 am - 10:30 am

HSCRC
Meeting Materials​
Webinar Recording​


2018

 

Dates and Location Meeting Documents
February 22, 2018 
9 a.m - 11 a.m. 

HSCRC
April 5, 2018 
9 a.m. -12 p.m

HSCRC
Meeting Materials​
Webinar Recording​
May 3, 2018
9 a.m. - 12 p.m

HSCRC
May 31, 2018 
9 a.m - 12 p.m. 

HSCRC
Meeting Materials
Webinar Recording #1​
Webinar Recording #2
​September 5, 2018
9 a.m. - 11 a.m.

HSCRC
Meeting Materials​
Webinar Recording​
September 13, 2018
1 p.m - 3 p.m.

HSCRC ​
​*Payment Model Contract Subgroup*

Webinar Recording
​September 24, 2018
1 p.m - 3 p.m

HSCRC 
​​*Rate Modernization Subgroup*

Webinar Recording​
October 26, 2018
9 a.m. - 11 a.m.

HSCRC
**OCTOBER 15 POSTPONED UNTIL OCT 26
Webinar Registration​

2017

 
Dates and Location Meeting Documents
February 10, 2017 
9:30 - 12 p.m. 

HSCRC
  1. Agenda
  2. Progression Slides
  3. MACRA Slides
  4. 2018 Balanced Update
Webinar Recording
April 14, 2017 
8:00 - 10:30 a.m. 

HSCRC
Payment Models Packet

Webinar Recording
Rescheduled to:
May 3, 2017 
2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
 

HSCRC
4160 Patterson Ave.
Baltimore, MD 21215
410-764-2605
  1. Agenda
  2. Update Factor Draft
  3. PAU-Aggregate At Risk
  4. GBR Increases - Differential Statistic

  5. Presentations Packet - Combined from above. 

    Webinar Recording
May 25, 2017 
9:30 - 12 p.m. 

HSCRC
Webinar Registration​

     1. Agenda
     2. Update Factor Presentation
     3. DRAFT FY 2018 Update Factor Recommendation


     Webinar Recording​

2016

 

2015

 
2015 Dates and Location Meeting Goals Meeting Documents
January 9
Joint Workgroup Meeting and Webinar on
The Cost of Defensive Medicine 
January 9, 2015, 8:30 a.m. 
University of Maryland Carey School of Law

Agenda and Defensive Medicine Presentation

Webinar Recording
January 12 
1:00 – 4:00 

HSCRC 


Complete Presentation Packet 

Webinar Recording
February 2 
9:30 – 12:00 

HSCRC 


  1. FY 2016 Update Factor

  2. FY 2016 Uncompensated Care Adjustments

  3. FY 2017 Aggregate Amount at Risk for Quality Programs

  4. Market Shift Update

  1. Agenda

  2. FY 2016 Update Factor

  3. FY 2016 UCC Adjustments

  4. Scaling for Quality Programs
Webinar Recording
March 2 
9:30 – 1:30
Delayed until 12 due to weather 

HSCRC

Joint Workgroup: Payment & Performance

  1. Introductions and Meeting Overview

  2. FY 2016 Update Factor

  3. Market Shift Update

  4. Preliminary Capital Policy Principles

  5. Readmission Scaling and Aggregate Revenue at Risk for Quality Programs

  6. Readmission Statewide Target and Performance Measurement

  7. QBR Measures and Scaling

  1. Agenda

  2. Upadate Factor FY 16

    1. Market Share Upadate
    2. Market Shift Analysis

  3. CON Review Process and Capital Adjustments

  4. Quality Programs Scaling and Aggregate Revenue at Risk

  5. & 7. Readmission and QBR Slides
Complete Packet - minus Excel Sheets displayed above

Webinar Recording
April 6 
9:30 - 11:30

HSCRC
  1. Medicaid Utilization

  2. FY 2016 Uncompensated Care Adjustments

  3. FY 2016 Update Factor

  4. Market Shift Update
  1. Agenda

  2. Presentation Slides

  3. Excel Handouts Referenced

  4. Summary of Regional Planning Grants


Webinar Recording
May 4
    1. Agenda

    2. Payment Workgroup May Draft

    3. Report on Balanced Update

    4. Readmissions Shared Savings Draft

    5. Market Shift Summary Tables

    6. Market Shift Calculations Draft


    Webinar Recording
    June 1 
    Cancelled
        October 5 

        9:00 - 12:00

        HSCRC 
        4160 Patterson Ave.
        Baltimore, MD 21215
        410-764-2605
        1. Health Job Opportunity Program

        2. Market Shift Update

        3. Performance Workgroup Work Plan Update

        4. Approach to Analyzing Efficiency
          Agenda

        1. Health Job Opportunity Program
          1. Health Job PowerPoint
          2. Health Job Discussion Questions

        2. Market Shift Update

        3. Performance Work Group Update - to be presented

        4. Efficiency

        5. Webinar Recording​
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        The Workgroup will reserve time at the end of each meeting for brief comments and questions from the public. The public is also encouraged to submit written comments related to Workgroups at any time. Comments may be sent via email to hscrc.payment@maryland.gov

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