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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Phased-down State Contribution Full Dual-eligible Per Capita Medicaid Drug Payment Amounts for January - September 2014
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Topics:
- Data & Systems
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Eligibility for 90 percent Federal matching funds for health information exchange activities
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Topics:
- Data & Systems
Type: Frequently Asked Questions
Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS) Data
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Topics:
- Data & Systems
- Managed Care
- Program Administration
- Program Integrity
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
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
Medicaid Information Technology Architecture Guidance - Draft Eligibility and Enrollment Supplement, Version 3.0
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Topics:
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Data & Systems
- Eligibility
Type: Informational Bulletin
Calendar Year 2013: October- December Phased-down State Contribution Final Per-Capita Rates
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Topics:
- Data & Systems
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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