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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Rescinding Coverage of Emergency Services for Managed Care
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- Benefits
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Coverage of Emergency Services for Managed Care
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Topics:
- Benefits
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
FFP for Coverage of Postpartum Care Included in a Bundled or Global Payment for the Unborn Option
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Topics:
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Benefits
- Financing & Reimbursement
Type: State Health Official Letter
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Promising State Practices to Reduce Unnecessary Nursing Facility Placement
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- Long-Term Services & Support
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Template Applications for Independence Plus: a Program for Family or Individual Directed Community Services
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Topics:
- Long-Term Services & Support
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Transition Costs Covered under Home and Community Based Services Waiverss
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Topics:
- Long-Term Services & Support
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Public Input to Comprehensive 1115 Waivers, HCBS Waivers and Managed Care Waiverss
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Topics:
- Long-Term Services & Support
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Third Grant Solicitation Infrastructure Grant and Demonstration to Maintain Independence and Employment-Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act (TWWIIA)
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Topics:
- Long-Term Services & Support
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
CarePlanner: Web-Based Tool for Living and Support Arrangements
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Topics:
- Long-Term Services & Support
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Improving Access to Mainstream Services for Persons Who are Homeless
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Topics:
- Benefits
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter