The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is responsible for implementing laws passed by Congress related to Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and the Basic Health Program. To implement these programs, CMS issues various forms of guidance to explain how laws will be implemented and what states and others need to do to comply. In addition to regulations, CMS issues sub-regulatory guidance to address policy issues as well as operational updates and technical clarifications of existing guidance.
Federal Policy Guidance
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Final Rule and Interim Final Rule with Comment Period: Medicaid Program; Covered Outpatient Drug; Finalization of Line Extension Definition; and Change to the Rebate Calculation for Line Extension Drugs (CMS-2345-F2 and 2345-IFC2)
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Topics:
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Financing & Reimbursement
- Prescription Drugs
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Home and Community-Based Settings Regulation: Heightened Scrutiny
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Topics:
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Long-Term Services & Support
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Transformed-Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS) State Compliance
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Topics:
- Data & Systems
- Managed Care
- Program Administration
- Program Integrity
Type: Informational Bulletin
Medicaid Strategies for Non-Opioid Chronic Pain Management
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Topics:
- Benefits
- Long-Term Services & Support
- Managed Care
Type: Informational Bulletin
Final and Preliminary Allotments for Disproportionate Share Hospitals and Texas PETI Compliance Action
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Topics:
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Financing & Reimbursement
Type: Regulations
2019 Federal Poverty Level Standards
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Topics:
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Eligibility
- Medicaid-Medicare Issues
- Program Administration
Type: Informational Bulletin
Final FY 2017 and Preliminary FY 2019 Disproportionate Share Hospital Allotments, and Final FY 2017 and Preliminary FY 2019 Institutions for Mental Diseases Disproportionate Share Hospital Limits
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Topics:
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Financing & Reimbursement
Type: Regulations
Temporary Extension of the Affordable Care Act's Spousal Impoverishment Provision for Married Recipients of Home and Community-Based Services
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Topics:
- Eligibility
Type: Informational Bulletin
Strategies to Support Dually Eligible Individuals Access to DMEPOS
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Topics:
- Eligibility
- Medicaid-Medicare Issues
Type: Informational Bulletin
Ten Opportunities to Better Serve Individuals Dually Eligible for Medicaid and Medicare
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Topics:
- Eligibility
- Medicaid-Medicare Issues
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter