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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Targeting Medicaid Super-Utilizers to Decrease Costs and Improve Quality
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Topics:
- Delivery System
- Program Administration
- Quality of Care
Type: Informational Bulletin
Tri-Agency Letter on Trauma-Informed Treatment
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Topics:
- Benefits
- Program Administration
- Quality of Care
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Opportunity to Comment: Proposed Rule to implement cost allocation of home health agency (HHA) survey expenses
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Topics:
- CHIPRA
- Financing & Reimbursement
- Medicaid-Medicare Issues
- Program Administration
Type: Informational Bulletin
Funding Opportunity: Support for Demonstration Ombudsman Programs Serving Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees
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- Benefits
- Cost Sharing
- Financing & Reimbursement
- Medicaid-Medicare Issues
Type: Informational Bulletin
Payment of Medicare Cost Sharing for Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries (QMBs)
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Topics:
- Cost Sharing
- Financing & Reimbursement
- Medicaid-Medicare Issues
- Program Administration
Type: Informational Bulletin
CMS Oral Health Initiative and Other Dental-Related Items
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Topics:
- Benefits
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Quality of Care
Type: Informational Bulletin
2013 Children's Core Set of Health Care Quality Measures
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Topics:
- Quality of Care
Type: State Health Official Letter
CIB Update: SHO on Children's Core Set of Quality Measures & Performance Indicators for Medicaid and CHIP
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Topics:
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- CHIPRA
- Program Administration
- Quality of Care
Type: Informational Bulletin
CIB - Adult Quality Grants: Measuring and Improving the Quality of Care in Medicaid
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Topics:
- Quality of Care
Type: Informational Bulletin
Final Rule to Align Certain Provider Qualifications Between Medicaid and Medicare (CMS-9070-F)
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Topics:
- Medicaid-Medicare Issues
Type: Regulations
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