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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2015 Federal Poverty Level Standards
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Topics:
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Eligibility
- Medicaid-Medicare Issues
- Program Administration
Type: Informational Bulletin
Enrollment and Retention Flexibilities to Better Serve Medicare-Eligible
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Topics:
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Benefits
- Eligibility
Type: Informational Bulletin
2015 SSI and Spousal Impoverishment Standards
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Topics:
- Eligibility
Type: Informational Bulletin
Minimum Essential Coverage
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Topics:
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Benefits
- Eligibility
- Program Administration
Type: State Health Official Letter
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Related Treasury Guidance on Minimal Essential Coverage
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Topics:
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Benefits
- Eligibility
- Program Administration
Type: Regulations
Basic Health Program: Proposed Federal Funding Methodology for Program Year 2016
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Topics:
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Financing & Reimbursement
- Benefits
- Cost Sharing
- Eligibility
- Program Administration
- Basic Health Program
Type: Regulations
Identification of Medicaid Beneficiaries' Third Party Resources and Coordination of Benefits with Medicaid
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Topics:
- Eligibility
Type: Frequently Asked Questions
Updated 2014 SSI and Spousal Impoverishment Standards
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Topics:
- Eligibility
Type: Informational Bulletin
United States v. Windsor and Non-MAGI Populations
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Topics:
- Eligibility
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Family Planning and Family Planning Related Services Clarification
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Topics:
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Benefits
- Eligibility
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter