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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Strategies to Enroll and Retain Eligible Children in Medicaid and CHIP
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Topics:
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- CHIPRA
- Outreach & Enrollment
Type: Informational Bulletin
Social Security Number Removal Initiative (SSNRI)
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Topics:
- Data & Systems
Type: Informational Bulletin
Federally-Qualified Health Center (FQHC) and Rural Health Clinic (RHC) Supplemental Payment Requirements and FQHC, RHC, and Freestanding Birth Center (FBC) Network Sufficiency under Medicaid and CHIP Managed Care
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Topics:
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Financing & Reimbursement
- Managed Care
Type: State Health Official Letter
Final Rule: Medicaid and CHIP Programs; Medicaid Managed Care, CHIP Delivered in Managed Care, and Revisions related to Third Party Liability CMS-2390-F
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Topics:
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Quality of Care
- Delivery System
- Managed Care
Type: Regulations
Final Rule: Extension of Deadline for Access Monitoring Review Plan Submissions
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Topics:
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Benefits
- Data & Systems
- Financing & Reimbursement
Type: Regulations
State Medicaid Payment Approaches to Improve Access to Long-Acting Reversible Contraception
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Topics:
- Benefits
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Quality of Care
Type: Informational Bulletin
Mechanized Claims Processing and Information Retrieval Systems-Enhanced Funding
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Topics:
- Cost Sharing
- Data & Systems
- Delivery System
- Financing & Reimbursement
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Availability of HITECH Administrative Matching Funds to Help Professionals and Hospitals Eligible for Medicaid EHR Incentive Payments Connect to Other Medicaid Providers
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Topics:
- Data & Systems
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
2016 Federal Poverty Level Standards
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Topics:
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Eligibility
- Medicaid-Medicare Issues
- Program Administration
Type: Informational Bulletin
2016 Updates to the Child and Adult Core Health Care Quality Measurement Sets
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Topics:
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Quality of Care
Type: Informational Bulletin