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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Best Practices for Adhering to Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment (EPSDT) Requirements
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Topics:
- Access to Care
- Benefits
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Coverage
- Delivery Systems
- Managed Care
- Outreach & Enrollment
- Program Administration
- COVID-19
Type: State Health Official Letter
Basic Health Program; Federal Funding Methodology for Program Year 2025
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Topics:
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Cost Sharing
- Benefits
- Financing & Reimbursement
- Program Administration
- Eligibility
- Basic Health Program
Type: Informational Bulletin
Basic Health Program; Federal Funding Methodology for Program Year 2024
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Topics:
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Cost Sharing
- Benefits
- Financing & Reimbursement
- Program Administration
- Eligibility
- Basic Health Program
Type: Informational Bulletin
Basic Health Program: Federal Funding Methodology for Program Year 2023 Final Rule
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Topics:
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Cost Sharing
- Benefits
- Financing & Reimbursement
- Program Administration
- Eligibility
- Basic Health Program
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United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Demonstration Project to Evaluate Using Medicaid Eligibility Data to Directly Certify Children for Free and Reduced Price School Meals
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Topics:
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Eligibility
- Outreach & Enrollment
Type: Informational Bulletin
Basic Health Program: Proposed Federal Funding Methodology for Program Year 2023 and Proposed Changes to Basic Health Program Regulations
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Topics:
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Cost Sharing
- Benefits
- Financing & Reimbursement
- Program Administration
- Eligibility
- Basic Health Program
Type: Regulations
Medicaid Program: Final and Preliminary Disproportionate Share Hospital Allotments and Final and Preliminary Institutions for Mental Diseases Disproportionate Share Hospital Limits
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Topics:
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Financing & Reimbursement
Type: Regulations
2022 Updates to the Health Home Core Health Care Quality Measurement Sets
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Topics:
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Quality of Care
Type: Informational Bulletin
Mandatory Medicaid and CHIP Coverage of COVID-19-Related Treatment under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
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Topics:
- Benefits
- Cost Sharing
- Financing & Reimbursement
- Prescribed Drugs
- COVID-19
Type: State Health Official Letter
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Demonstration Project to Evaluate Using Medicaid Eligibility Data to Directly Certify Children for Free and Reduced Price School Meals
Date:
Topics:
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Eligibility
- Outreach & Enrollment
Type: Informational Bulletin