CMS approved a onetime reversal of the MPA Savings Component implemented January 1, 2023, for Calendar Year 2023.

The State set aside the majority of this amount to fund targeted investments to improve the reach and effectiveness of primary care in Maryland.

$19 million for an EQIP Primary Care Program

Expands EQIP to address primary care availability in underserved areas of the state.

Funding available to organizations to subsidize expansion of primary care access.

State expects that over the long term the program will reduce the total cost of care for patients who currently lack access to adequate primary care.

Start date January 1, 2025

Seeks to supplement MDPCP in two ways:

It will focus on expansion of primary care access whereas MDPCP focuses on strengthening and transforming existing practices.

EQIPPC funding will be focused in currently underserved areas

MDPCP is encouraging more safety net providers to enter but does not currently set program requirements on participation in underserved areas of the state.

State plans to implement in certain geographics areas that are underserved.

Specific metrics will be used to determine what “underserved” is

Would be a mix of urban and rural