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Newsletter Vol. 2, No. 68
New Jersey Medicaid·NJ·Provider Notice
Effective date
Jan 1, 2025
We identified it
Jun 20, 2026
Summary
New Jersey Medicaid is implementing a new rate-setting methodology for inpatient hospital reimbursement effective January. Hospital-specific Medicaid payer factors will be calculated and adjusted based on relative efficiency findings, with rates adjusted to align with Medicare upper payment limits. Billing methodology remains unchanged—hospitals continue billing using DRG designations on UB claim forms.
Action Required
By January 1, 2025: Billing team must monitor New Jersey Medicaid inpatient hospital reimbursement rate changes and ensure billing systems reflect updated hospital-specific Medicaid payer factors as calculated by the NJ Department of Health. No changes to claim submission or DRG billing methodology are required. Finance team should reconcile expected reimbursement amounts against new rates to identify any payment discrepancies. Contact Ann Kohler (Institutional and Provider Reimbursement Division) for rate tables and payer factor details before January 1. Failure to monitor rate updates may result in underbilling or inaccurate revenue projections.