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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2022 Updates to the Health Home Core Health Care Quality Measurement Sets
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Topics:
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Quality of Care
Type: Informational Bulletin
Medicaid Guidance on Coverage and Reimbursement for Qualifying Community-Based Mobile Crisis Intervention Services
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Topics:
- Benefits
- Program Administration
Type: State Health Official Letter
2022 Updates to the Child and Adult Core Health Care Quality Measurement Sets
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Topics:
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- CHIPRA
- Program Administration
- Quality of Care
Type: Informational Bulletin
New Supplemental Payment Reporting and Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital Requirements under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
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Topics:
- Affordable Care Act
- Financing & Reimbursement
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Improving Maternal Health and Extending Postpartum Coverage in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
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Topics:
- Benefits
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Program Administration
- COVID-19
Type: State Health Official Letter
Mandatory Medicaid Coverage of Routine Patient Costs Furnished in Connection with Participation in Qualifying Clinical Trials
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Topics:
- Benefits
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
State Flexibilities to Determine Financial Eligibility for Individuals in Need of Home and Community-Based Services
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Topics:
- Eligibility
- Long-Term Services & Support
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
2022 SSI and Spousal Impoverishment Standards
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Topics:
- Eligibility
Type: Informational Bulletin
Updates to Intake Process for State Submissions to CMS
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Topics:
- Program Administration
Type: Informational Bulletin
Delay of Effective Date for Provision Relating to Manufacturer Reporting of Multiple Best Prices Connected to a Value Based Purchasing Arrangement; Delay of Inclusion of Territories in Definition of States and United States (CMS 2482-F2) Final Rule
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Topics:
- Prescription Drugs
- Eligibility
Type: Regulations