Messages from the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services
On March 14th, 2017, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a letter to Governors highlighting key areas for improved collaboration with states and more effective Medicaid program management. In the letter, CMS committed to engaging with states to make state plan amendment (SPA) and waiver reviews and approvals more transparent, efficient, and less burdensome.
The Medicaid Innovation Accelerator Program’s Value-Based Payment (VBP) and Financial Simulation functional area is launching an 12-month technical support opportunity for up to 10 states seeking to design, develop, and implement Value-Based Payment approaches (i.e. payment models that range from rewarding for performance in Fee-for-Service to capitation, including alternative payment models and comprehensive population-based payments).
The Medicare-Medicaid Data Integration (MMDI) contractor has released two new opioid use cases that are available on the State Data Resource Center (SDRC) website. MMDI helps demonstration states (MMCO’s Financial Alignment Initiative and CMCS’ Innovation Accelerator Program) with in depth, state-centered technical assistance. This includes tools to successfully understand and analyze Medicare data as well as integrating those data with Medicaid and other data on the state’s IT platform.
The Medicaid Innovation Accelerator Program’s Value-Based Payment (VBP) and Financial Simulation functional area is launching an 12-month technical support opportunity for up to 10 states seeking to design, develop, and implement Value-Based Payment approaches (i.e. payment models that range from rewarding for performance in Fee-for-Service to capitation, including alternative payment models and comprehensive population-based payments).
Recent Releases and Announcements Dear State Medicaid Directors and Stakeholders: Given advances in technology, CMS is modernizing how we communicate and transmit information. This will allow you to manage your subscriptions as well as your designees. With this change, notifications about state...
Upcoming Calls and Webinars Updates to MACPro Health Homes Quality Measure FFY 2017 This session walks state users through the process of submitting Health Homes Quality Measures in MACPro, as well as highlights changes implemented for FFY 2017. Individuals who are involved with the creation and...
Upcoming Calls and Webinars Today! Combining & Targeting Populations Under 1915(c) The objective of this training is to provide an overview of the provision of the 2014 1915(c) HCBS Final Regulation which permits states to serve multiple target groups under one 1915(c) waiver. New...
Upcoming Calls and Webinars An Introduction to Understanding the Basics of HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2 in State Substance Use Disorders (SUD) and Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) Programs Navigating the complex data sharing issues surrounding SUD/OUD treatment programs can be challenging. State...
Recent Releases and Announcements 2015 Managed Care Enrollment Data CMCS is pleased to announce that the 2015 Managed Care Enrollment Data is now available. The nationwide data is broken down by program and population, as well as by individual state. The enrollment data provides an accurate...
Recent Releases and Announcements November 2017 Medicaid & CHIP Eligibility and Enrollment Report Yesterday the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the November 2017 monthly report on state Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) eligibility and...