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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State Letter: Ensuring Compliance with Requirements to Conduct Medicaid and CHIP Renewal Requirements at the Individual Level
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Topics:
- Eligibility
- COVID-19
- Unwinding
Type: Informational Bulletin
Further Extension of Spousal Impoverishment Rules for Married Applicants and Recipients of Home and Community-Based Services
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Topics:
- Eligibility
Type: Informational Bulletin
Medicaid Enterprise Systems Compliance and Reapproval Process for State Systems with Operational Costs Claimed at the 75 Percent Federal Match Rate
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Topics:
- Data & Systems
- COVID-19
- Unwinding
Type: Informational Bulletin
Information on School-Based Services in Medicaid: Policy Flexibilities and Guide on Coverage, Billing, Reimbursement, Documentation and School-Based Administrative Claiming
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Topics:
- Benefits
- Children's Health Insurance Program
Type: Informational Bulletin
Updated 2023 SSI and Spousal Impoverishment Standards
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Topics:
- Eligibility
Type: Informational Bulletin
End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) and the COVID-19 National Emergency and Implications for Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
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Topics:
- Eligibility
- Program Administration
- COVID-19
- Unwinding
Type: Informational Bulletin
Health Care-Related Taxes and Hold Harmless Arrangements
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Topics:
- Financing & Reimbursement
Type: Informational Bulletin
2023 Federal Poverty Level Standards
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Topics:
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Eligibility
- Medicaid-Medicare Issues
- Program Administration
Type: Informational Bulletin
Systems Readiness Artifacts Refresher
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Topics:
- Eligibility
- COVID-19
Type: Informational Bulletin
Medicaid Continuous Enrollment Requirement Provisions in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
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Topics:
- Program Administration
- COVID-19
- Unwinding
Type: Informational Bulletin
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