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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Federal Financial Participation for Managed Care External Quality Review
Date:
Topics:
- Quality of Care
- Managed Care
Type: Informational Bulletin
Medicaid Benefits Available for the Prevention, Detection and Response to the Zika Virus
Date:
Topics:
- Benefits
- Program Administration
Type: Informational Bulletin
Updated 2016 Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
Date:
Topics:
- Eligibility
Type: Informational Bulletin
Maternal Depression Screening and Treatment: A Critical Role for Medicaid in the Care of Mothers and Children
Date:
Topics:
- Benefits
- Long-Term Services & Support
- Quality of Care
Type: Informational Bulletin
Social Security Number Removal Initiative (SSNRI)
Date:
Topics:
- Data & Systems
Type: Informational Bulletin
State Medicaid Payment Approaches to Improve Access to Long-Acting Reversible Contraception
Date:
Topics:
- Benefits
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Quality of Care
Type: Informational Bulletin
Coverage of Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Services
Date:
Topics:
- Benefits
Type: Informational Bulletin
US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Demonstration Project to Test Using Medicaid Enrollment to Qualify Children for Free and Reduced Price School Meals
Date:
Topics:
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Eligibility
- Outreach & Enrollment
Type: Informational Bulletin
2016 Federal Poverty Level Standards
Date:
Topics:
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Eligibility
- Medicaid-Medicare Issues
- Program Administration
Type: Informational Bulletin
Best Practices for Addressing Prescription Opioid Overdoses, Misuse and Addiction
Date:
Topics:
- Prescription Drugs
Type: Informational Bulletin