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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Oversight of State Medicaid Claiming and Program Integrity Expectations
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Topics:
- Financing & Reimbursement
- Program Integrity
- Eligibility
Type: Informational Bulletin
Updated 2019 Spousal Impoverishment Standards
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Topics:
- Eligibility
Type: Informational Bulletin
Additional Extension of the Spousal Impoverishment Rules for Married Applicants and Recipients of Home and Community-Based Services
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Topics:
- Eligibility
Type: Informational Bulletin
Three New Opportunities to Test Innovative Models of Integrated Care for Individuals Dually Eligible for Medicaid and Medicare
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Topics:
- Eligibility
- Medicaid-Medicare Issues
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Basic Health Program; Federal Funding Methodology for Program Years 2019 and 2020 (CMS-2407-PN)
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Topics:
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Benefits
- Cost Sharing
- Eligibility
- Financing & Reimbursement
- Program Administration
- Basic Health Program
Type: Regulations
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2019 Federal Poverty Level Standards
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Topics:
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Eligibility
- Medicaid-Medicare Issues
- Program Administration
Type: Informational Bulletin
Temporary Extension of the Affordable Care Act's Spousal Impoverishment Provision for Married Recipients of Home and Community-Based Services
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Topics:
- Eligibility
Type: Informational Bulletin
Strategies to Support Dually Eligible Individuals Access to DMEPOS
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Topics:
- Eligibility
- Medicaid-Medicare Issues
Type: Informational Bulletin
Ten Opportunities to Better Serve Individuals Dually Eligible for Medicaid and Medicare
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Topics:
- Eligibility
- Medicaid-Medicare Issues
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
2019 Adult and Child Core Set Quality Measures
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Topics:
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- CHIPRA
- Program Administration
- Quality of Care
Type: Informational Bulletin