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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21st Century Cures Act Section 5006 Compliance - Provider Directories
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Topics:
- Data & Systems
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Leveraging Medicaid Technology to Address the Opioid Crisis
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Topics:
- Data & Systems
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: A Critical Role for Medicaid in the Care of Infants
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Topics:
- Benefits
- Delivery System
- Program Administration
- Quality of Care
Type: Informational Bulletin
Mechanized Claims Processing and Information Retrieval Systems - Reuse
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Topics:
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Data & Systems
- Financing & Reimbursement
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Methods for Assuring Access to Care: Exceptions for High Managed Care Penetration & Rate Reduction Threshold (CMS 2406-P)
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Topics:
- Benefits
- Data & Systems
- Financing & Reimbursement
Type: Regulations
2018 Federal Poverty Level Standards
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Topics:
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Eligibility
- Medicaid-Medicare Issues
- Program Administration
Type: Informational Bulletin
Rescinding SMD # 16-005 Clarifying "Free Choice of Provider" Requirement
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Topics:
- Program Administration
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Medicaid Access to Care Implementation Guidance
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Topics:
- Benefits
- Data & Systems
- Financing & Reimbursement
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Programmatic and Financial Information Regarding CHIP in a Federal Funding Shortfall
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Topics:
- Benefits
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Delivery System
- Financing & Reimbursement
- Program Administration
Type: Informational Bulletin
Section 1115 Demonstration Process Improvements
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Topics:
- Benefits
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Eligibility
- Program Administration
Type: Informational Bulletin