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1 methodology under this section, the State shall pro-

2 vide the Secretary with assurances that the amend-

3 ment and methodology shall be projected to reduce

4 the amount of expenditures for pregnancy-related

5 services otherwise made under this title by one per-

6 cent for each 4-calendar-quarter period during the

7 first 40 calendar quarters in which the amendment

8 is in effect.

9 ‘‘(3) METHODOLOGY.—

10 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The State shall speci-

11 fy in the State plan amendment the method-

12 ology the State will use for determining pay-

13 ment for the provision of birthing network serv-

14 ices. Such methodology for determining pay-

15 ment shall be established consistent with section

16 1902(a)(30)(A).

17 ‘‘(B) INNOVATIVE MODELS OF PAYMENT.—

18 The methodology for determining payment for

19 provision of birthing network services under

20 this section shall not be limited to a per-mem-

21 ber per-month basis and may provide (as pro-

22 posed by the State and subject to approval by

23 the Secretary) for alternate models of payment,

24 including bundled per episode, performance in-
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centives, and shared savings.

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