Health Care Cost Growth Target Values

Cost Growth Target Values

State	Cost Growth Target	Methodology
Connecticut	3.4% for 2021	80/20 blend of forecasted median wage and PGSP Add-on factors: +0.5% for CY 2021, +0.3% for CY2022, +0.0% for CY 2023-2025
	3.2% for 2022
	2.9% for 2023-2025
Delaware	3.8% for 2019	PGSP Add-on factors: +0.25% for 2021, +0.0% for CY2022-2023
	3.5% for 2020
	3.25% for 2021
	3.0% for 2022-2023
Massachusetts	3.6% for 2013-2017	2018-2022: PGSP (3.6% in 2018) minus 0.5 2023 and beyond: default rate of PGSP*
	3.1% for 2018-2022
	3.6% for 2023*
Nevada	3.19% for 2022	Changing blend of forecasted median wage and PGSP, with increasing weight on forecasted median wage over time.
	2.98% for 2023
	2.78% for 2024
	2.58% for 2025
	2.37% for 2026
New Jersey	3.5% for 2023	75/25 blend of median projected household income and PGSP Add-on factors: +0.3% for 2023, +0.0% for 2024, -0.2% for 2025, -0.4% for CY2026-2027
	3.2% for 2024
	3.0% for 2025
	2.8% for 2026
	2.8% for 2027
Oregon	3.4% for 2021-2025	Non-formulaic consideration of: historical GSP; historical median wage; CMS waiver & legislative growth caps applied to the state’s Medicaid and publicly purchased programs
Oregon	3.0% for 2026-2030
Rhode Island	3.2% for 2019-2022	PGSP
Washington	3.2% for 2022-2023	70/30 blend of historical median wage and PGSP, with a downward adjustment starting in 2024
	3.0% for 2024-2025
	2.8% for 2026

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