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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Transitional Medical Assistance (TMA) and Options to Modify Eligibility Requirements
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- Eligibility
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Cost Sharing for Non-Emergency Care in Hospital; Grants for Alternate Non-Emergency Service Providers: DRA and Tax Relief and Health Care Act (TRHC)
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Topics:
- Cost Sharing
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Citizenship Documentation Requirements
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Topics:
- Eligibility
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Third Party Liability
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Topics:
- Eligibility
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
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Qualified State Long-Term Care (LTC) Insurance Partnership Programs and Estate Recovery
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Topics:
- Eligibility
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Transfer of Assets, Annuities, Spousal Impoverishment
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Topics:
- Eligibility
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy (LIS) Deeming and Auto Enrollment Process
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Topics:
- Eligibility
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Premiums and Cost Sharing, Including Non-Preferred Prescription Drugs and Non-Emergency Hospital Emergency Room Use
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Topics:
- Cost Sharing
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
DRA Citizenship Documentation Requirements
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Topics:
- Eligibility
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
DRA Options to Support People with Disabilities and Long-Term Care Needs
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Topics:
- Eligibility
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter