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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Model Applications and Notices Project to Improve Language and Cultural Appropriateness
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- Outreach & Enrollment
Type: State Health Official Letter
Eligibility and Individual Development Accounts (IDAs)
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- Eligibility
Type: State Health Official Letter
Children's Health Insurance Program Citizenship, Immigration Status, Social Security Numbers
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- Children's Health Insurance Program
Type: State Health Official Letter
Medicaid and CHIP School-Based Outreach and Enrollment
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- Children's Health Insurance Program
Type: State Health Official Letter
Medicaid Child Support Enforcement Work Group Report
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- Children's Health Insurance Program
Type: State Health Official Letter
Children's Health Insurance Program 1115 Waivers
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- Children's Health Insurance Program
Type: State Health Official Letter
Definition of Optional Low Income Children in Medicaid
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- Eligibility
Type: State Health Official Letter
Eligibility Conference-2000
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- Eligibility
Type: State Health Official Letter
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Eligibility Pilot Grant Program Eligibility & Enrollment Process
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- Children's Health Insurance Program
Type: State Health Official Letter
Y2K Federal Financial Participation State Plan Preprint
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- Data & Systems
Type: State Health Official Letter