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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Medicaid Family Planning Services and Supplies
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Topics:
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Benefits
- Eligibility
Type: State Health Official Letter
Updated 2016 Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
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Topics:
- Eligibility
Type: Informational Bulletin
Social Security Number Removal Initiative (SSNRI)
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Topics:
- Data & Systems
Type: Informational Bulletin
To Facilitate successful re-entry for individuals transitioning from incarceration to their communities (SHO 16-007)
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Topics:
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Benefits
- Eligibility
Type: State Health Official Letter
Final Rule: Extension of Deadline for Access Monitoring Review Plan Submissions
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Topics:
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Benefits
- Data & Systems
- Financing & Reimbursement
Type: Regulations
Mechanized Claims Processing and Information Retrieval Systems-Enhanced Funding
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Topics:
- Cost Sharing
- Data & Systems
- Delivery System
- Financing & Reimbursement
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Availability of HITECH Administrative Matching Funds to Help Professionals and Hospitals Eligible for Medicaid EHR Incentive Payments Connect to Other Medicaid Providers
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Topics:
- Data & Systems
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Final Notice: Basic Health Program Federal Funding Methodology for Program Year 2017 and 2018 (CMS-2396-FN)
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Topics:
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Benefits
- Cost Sharing
- Eligibility
- Financing & Reimbursement
- Program Administration
- Basic Health Program
Type: Regulations
US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Demonstration Project to Test Using Medicaid Enrollment to Qualify Children for Free and Reduced Price School Meals
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Topics:
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Eligibility
- Outreach & Enrollment
Type: Informational Bulletin
2016 Federal Poverty Level Standards
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Topics:
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Eligibility
- Medicaid-Medicare Issues
- Program Administration
Type: Informational Bulletin