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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Budget Neutrality Policies for Section 1115(a) Medicaid Demonstration Projects
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Topics:
- Benefits
- Program Administration
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Update on State Plan Amendment and Section 1915 Waiver Process Improvements
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Topics:
- Benefits
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Eligibility
- Long-Term Services & Support
- Program Administration
Type: Informational Bulletin
Transformed-Medicaid Statistical Information System (T-MSIS)
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Topics:
- Data & Systems
- Managed Care
- Program Administration
- Program Integrity
Type: State Health Official Letter
21st Century Cures Act Section 5006 Compliance - Provider Directories
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Topics:
- Data & Systems
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Reassignment of Medicaid Provider Claims
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Topics:
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
Type: Regulations
Final FY 2016 and Preliminary FY 2018 Disproportionate Share Hospital Allotments, and Final FY 2016 and Preliminary FY 2018 Institutions for Mental Diseases Disproportionate Share Hospital Limits
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Topics:
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Financing & Reimbursement
Type: Regulations
Health and Welfare of Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Waiver
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Topics:
- Long-Term Services & Support
Type: Informational Bulletin
Requirements of Section 12005 of the 21st Century Cures Act - EPSDT
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Topics:
- Benefits
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Delivery System
- Eligibility
- Managed Care
- Quality of Care
Type: Informational Bulletin
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