Specifications include, but are not limited to: Evaluate Existing MaineCare Reimbursement Rates and Payment Models Catalog and categorize existing MaineCare Payment Methods. Using materials provided by the Department: Catalog and categorize the Payment Methods (e.g. cost reimbursement, cost settlement, Fee for Service (FFS) by identified unit, Per Member Per Month (PMPM), bundled payments for episodes of care, type of Alternative Payment Methods (APMs)) used by MaineCare for current MaineCare Benefits Manual (MBM) services; and Identify those services with no known Rate Methodology, or variations in assumptions across similar policies/services/methodologies (e.g., Rate Methodologies for different sections of policy assuming a different salary amount for equivalent positions), and variation in schedules for rebasing of rates, Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) adjustments, etc. Ensure cataloguing and categorization includes the identification of any services for which MaineCare’s Payment Method is dictated by State and/or federal legislation and/or regulations. Benchmark reimbursement rates and Payment Methods for MaineCare Services. Benchmark existing MaineCare rates and payment models for every service covered under each section of the MBM, with the exception of Section 80 Pharmacy Services, to other state Medicaid, Medicare and commercial rates and payment models for comparable services. Analyze Payment Methods employed for each MaineCare service and provide a comparison to: Payment Methods utilized by a minimum of five (5) peer state Medicaid plans that reimburse under a managed FFS system (i.e. non-Managed Care Organization), to be identified by the awarded Bidder and approved by the Department, for each comparable service; Medicare Payment Methods for comparable services; and Commercial health insurance plan Payment Methods for comparable services in the State, where available. These comparisons shall explicitly identify services that MaineCare covers for which other payers and/or state Medicaid plans reimburse through APMs, along with a brief description of the APM(s) and accompanying service delivery model utilized. Analyze and provide benchmarks for reimbursement rates for all MaineCare services for comparable services and comparable Payment Methods to rates for: A minimum of five (5) peer state Medicaid plans operating in whole or in part under a managed FFS approach; Medicare; and Commercial health insurance plans in the State, when available. Identify outliers within MaineCare relative to identified Medicaid plans, Medicare, and commercial health insurance plans, for: Payment Methods for comparable services (e.g., rates that are cost-based when most other states pay FFS or paid FFS in 15-minute increments when other states pay bundled PMPM, etc.). Payment rates, on the low or high end compared to rates for comparable services under comparable Rate Methodologies.