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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2024 SSI, Spousal Impoverishment, and Medicare Savings Program Resource Standards
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Topics:
- Eligibility
Type: Informational Bulletin
Guidance on Adding Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Questions to State Medicaid and CHIP Applications for Health Coverage
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Topics:
- Program Administration
- Data & Systems
- Eligibility
- Outreach & Enrollment
Type: Informational Bulletin
FAQs on Non-Payment of Premiums: Continuous Eligibility September 2023 State Health Official Letter Follow Up
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Topics:
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Eligibility
Type: Frequently Asked Questions
Section 5112 Requirement for all States to Provide Continuous Eligibility to Children in Medicaid and CHIP under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
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Topics:
- Eligibility
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Program Administration
- COVID-19
- Unwinding
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
Basic Health Program; Federal Funding Methodology for Program Year 2024
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Topics:
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Cost Sharing
- Benefits
- Financing & Reimbursement
- Program Administration
- Eligibility
- Basic Health Program
Type: Informational Bulletin
State Letter: Ensuring Compliance with Requirements to Conduct Medicaid and CHIP Renewal Requirements at the Individual Level
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Topics:
- Eligibility
- COVID-19
- Unwinding
Type: Informational Bulletin
Further Extension of Spousal Impoverishment Rules for Married Applicants and Recipients of Home and Community-Based Services
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Topics:
- Eligibility
Type: Informational Bulletin
FMAP Reduction for Failure to Meet Reporting Requirements under Section 1902(tt)(1) of the Social Security Act FAQs for State Medicaid and CHIP Agencies
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Topics:
- Eligibility
- COVID-19
- Unwinding
Type: Frequently Asked Questions
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