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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Final Rule: Medicaid and CHIP Programs; Medicaid Managed Care, CHIP Delivered in Managed Care, and Revisions related to Third Party Liability CMS-2390-F
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Topics:
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Quality of Care
- Delivery System
- Managed Care
Type: Regulations
State Medicaid Payment Approaches to Improve Access to Long-Acting Reversible Contraception
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Topics:
- Benefits
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Quality of Care
Type: Informational Bulletin
Mechanized Claims Processing and Information Retrieval Systems-Enhanced Funding
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Topics:
- Cost Sharing
- Data & Systems
- Delivery System
- Financing & Reimbursement
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Final Notice: Basic Health Program Federal Funding Methodology for Program Year 2017 and 2018 (CMS-2396-FN)
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Topics:
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Benefits
- Cost Sharing
- Eligibility
- Financing & Reimbursement
- Program Administration
- Basic Health Program
Type: Regulations
2016 Federal Poverty Level Standards
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Topics:
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Eligibility
- Medicaid-Medicare Issues
- Program Administration
Type: Informational Bulletin
2016 Updates to the Child and Adult Core Health Care Quality Measurement Sets
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Topics:
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Quality of Care
Type: Informational Bulletin
Annual Re-determination of Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy Deemed Status (Re-deeming)
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Topics:
- Medicaid-Medicare Issues
- Benefits
- Eligibility
- Cost Sharing
- Financing & Reimbursement
Type: Informational Bulletin
Minimum Acceptable Risk Standards for Exchanges (MARS-E) 2.0
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Topics:
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Data & Systems
- Program Integrity
Type: Informational Bulletin
Medicaid and CHIP Managed Care Notice of Proposed Rule (CMS 2390-P)
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Topics:
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Managed Care
- Delivery System
Type: Regulations
Basic Health Program: Federal Funding Methodology for Program Year 2016
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Topics:
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Benefits
- Cost Sharing
- Eligibility
- Financing & Reimbursement
- Program Administration
- Basic Health Program
Type: Regulations