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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Updated Information on ICD-10 Compliance
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- Medicaid-Medicare Issues
Type: Informational Bulletin
Medicaid Program; Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments-Uninsured Definition
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- Medicaid-Medicare Issues
Type: Regulations
Annual Report on the Quality of Care for Children in Medicaid and CHIP; Innovation Advisors Program for Delivery System Reform; Medicare Accountable Care Organization final rules
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- Medicaid-Medicare Issues
Type: Informational Bulletin
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; The American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities for Approval of Deeming Authority for Rural Health Clinics(CMS-2901-PN)
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- Medicaid-Medicare Issues
Type: Regulations
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Approval of the Joint Commission's Continued Deeming Authority for Critical Access Hospitals (CMS-2375-FN)
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- Medicaid-Medicare Issues
Type: Regulations
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Application by the Joint Commission for Continued Deeming Authority for Critical Access Hospitals (CMS-2375-PN)
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Topics:
- Medicaid-Medicare Issues
Type: Regulations
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Approval of the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities, Inc. for Deeming Authority for Organizations That Provide Outpatient Physical Therapy and Speech-Language Pathology Services (CMS-2332-FN)
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Topics:
- Medicaid-Medicare Issues
Type: Regulations
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Approval of the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities, Inc. for Deeming Authority for Organizations That Provide Outpatient Physical Therapy and Speech-Language Pathology Services (CMS-2332-FN)
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Topics:
- Medicaid-Medicare Issues
Type: Regulations
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Civil Money Penalties for Nursing Homes (CMS-2435-F)
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Topics:
- Medicaid-Medicare Issues
Type: Regulations
Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Approval of the Joint Commission for Deeming Authority for Psychiatric Hospitals (CMS-2326-FN)
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Topics:
- Medicaid-Medicare Issues
Type: Regulations