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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2026 Updates to the Child and Adult Core Health Care Quality Measurement Sets and Mandatory Reporting Guidance
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Topics:
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- CHIPRA
- Program Administration
- Quality of Care
Type: State Health Official Letter
2025 Updates to the Child and Adult Core Health Care Quality Measurement Sets and Mandatory Reporting Guidance
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Topics:
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- CHIPRA
- Program Administration
- Quality of Care
Type: State Health Official Letter
Strategies to Improve Delivery of Tobacco Cessation Services
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Topics:
- Tobacco
- Children's Health Insurance Program
Type: Informational Bulletin
Initial Core Set Mandatory Reporting Guidance SHO
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Topics:
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- CHIPRA
- Program Administration
- Quality of Care
Type: State Health Official Letter
Assurance of Transportation: A Medicaid Transportation Coverage Guide (SMD 23-006)
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Topics:
- Benefits
- Reimbursement
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Mandatory Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program Coverage of Adult Vaccinations under the Inflation Reduction Act
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Topics:
- Benefits
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Cost Sharing
- Financing & Reimbursement
- Managed Care
- Reimbursement
- COVID-19
Type: State Health Official Letter
Updates to the Child and Adult Core Health Care Quality Measurement Set
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Topics:
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- CHIPRA
- Program Administration
- Quality of Care
Type: Informational Bulletin
Medicaid nursing facility payment approaches to advance health equity and improve health outcomes
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Topics:
- Financing & Reimbursement
- Long-Term Services & Support
- Reimbursement
- COVID-19
Type: Informational Bulletin
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2022 Updates to the Child and Adult Core Health Care Quality Measurement Sets
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Topics:
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- CHIPRA
- Program Administration
- Quality of Care
Type: Informational Bulletin
Qualified Residential Treatment Program (QRTP) Reimbursement: Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) Requirements
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Topics:
- Reimbursement
Type: Frequently Asked Questions