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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Annual Reassignments for Certain Low-Income Subsidy Eligible Individuals
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Topics:
- Benefits
- Eligibility
- Medicaid-Medicare Issues
Type: Informational Bulletin
Implications of the ABLE Act for State Medicaid Programs
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Topics:
- Eligibility
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Institution for Mental Disease (IMD) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Date:
Topics:
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Benefits
- Managed Care
Type: Frequently Asked Questions
Implications of the Cures Act for Special Needs Trusts
Date:
Topics:
- Benefits
- Eligibility
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Medicaid and CHIP Managed Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Credibility Adjustments
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Topics:
- Benefits
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Delivery System
- Managed Care
- Quality of Care
Type: Informational Bulletin
Promoting Access in Medicaid and CHIP Managed Care: Strategies for Ensuring Provider Network Adequacy and Service Availability
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Topics:
- Benefits
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Delivery System
- Managed Care
- Quality of Care
Type: Informational Bulletin
Annual Re-determination of Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy Deemed Status (Re-deeming)
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Topics:
- Benefits
- Cost Sharing
- Eligibility
- Financing & Reimbursement
- Medicaid-Medicare Issues
Type: Informational Bulletin
Extended Use of the Targeted Enrollment "SNAP Strategy" under Section 1902(e)(14)(A) of the Social Security Act
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Topics:
- Eligibility
Type: Informational Bulletin
Medicaid Managed Care Regulations with July 1, 2017 Compliance Dates
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Topics:
- Benefits
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Delivery System
- Managed Care
- Quality of Care
Type: Informational Bulletin
Updated 2017 Spousal Impoverishment Standards
Date:
Topics:
- Eligibility
Type: Informational Bulletin