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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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
Health and Welfare of Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Waiver
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Topics:
- Long-Term Services & Support
Type: Informational Bulletin
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
Penalty Period Start Date for Certain HCBS Waiver Participants
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Topics:
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Long-Term Services & Support
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
2018 Federal Poverty Level Standards
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Topics:
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Eligibility
- Medicaid-Medicare Issues
- Program Administration
Type: Informational Bulletin
Rescinding SMD # 16-005 Clarifying "Free Choice of Provider" Requirement
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Topics:
- Program Administration
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Programmatic and Financial Information Regarding CHIP in a Federal Funding Shortfall
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Topics:
- Benefits
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Delivery System
- Financing & Reimbursement
- Program Administration
Type: Informational Bulletin
Section 1115 Demonstration Process Improvements
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Topics:
- Benefits
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Eligibility
- Program Administration
Type: Informational Bulletin
State Plan Amendment and 1915 Waiver Process Improvements to Improve Transparency and Efficiency and Reduce Burden
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Topics:
- Benefits
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Eligibility
- Long-Term Services & Support
- Program Administration
Type: Informational Bulletin
Strategies to Address the Opioid Epidemic
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Topics:
- Benefits
- Long-Term Services & Support
- Managed Care
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter