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 Eligibility Quality Control (MEQC) and Simplification of Application and Enrollment Processes
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- Eligibility
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
HIPAA Medicaid Management Information Systems (MMIS) Funding
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Topics:
- Data & Systems
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Medicare Enrollment Database (EDB) Extract Request
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Topics:
- Data & Systems
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Prohibition against National Origin Discrimination for People with Limited English Proficiency
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Topics:
- Eligibility
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
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Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999 (TWIIA) Implementation
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Topics:
- Eligibility
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Systems Performance Review (SPR) Requirement Elimination-Modification of Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS)
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Topics:
- Data & Systems
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Definition of Optional Low Income Children in Medicaid
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Topics:
- Eligibility
Type: State Health Official Letter
Development of Immunization Registries- Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS)
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Topics:
- Data & Systems
- Financing & Reimbursement
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Eligibility Conference-2000
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Topics:
- Eligibility
Type: State Health Official Letter
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State Access to Medicare Data Entitlement and Claims Data
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Topics:
- Data & Systems
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter