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North Dakota Medicaid Earns NAMD Award for Hospital VBP Program
The National Association of Medicaid Directors recognized North Dakota's Medicaid agency with a 2026 NAMD Spotlight Award for its hospital value-based purchasing program. The award cites a partnership effort that has improved preventive care delivery for both children and adults enrolled in Medicaid. NAMD's recognition highlights the program as a model for other states pursuing hospital payment reforms tied to quality outcomes. No new rule or funding mechanism accompanies the award; it is a national recognition of existing state program performance.
Why it mattersState Medicaid agencies and hospital partners can look to North Dakota's model as a reference point for designing value-based payment arrangements that improve preventive care metrics.