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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Options for Medicaid Payments in the Implementation of the Fair Labor Standards Act Regulation Changes
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Topics:
- Delivery System
- Long-Term Services & Support
Type: Informational Bulletin
2016 Updates to the Child and Adult Core Health Care Quality Measurement Sets
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Topics:
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Quality of Care
Type: Informational Bulletin
Mechanized Claims Processing and Information Retrieval Systems (90/10) Final Rule (CMS 2392-F)
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Topics:
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Data & Systems
- Financing & Reimbursement
Type: Regulations
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Obergefell v. Hodges and Eligibility for Medicaid/CHIP
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Topics:
- Eligibility
- Program Administration
Type: State Health Official Letter
CIB: 2016 SSI and Spousal Impoverishment Standards
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Topics:
- Eligibility
Type: Informational Bulletin
Final Rule with Comment: Methods for Assuring Access to Covered Medicaid Services
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Topics:
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Benefits
- Data & Systems
- Financing & Reimbursement
Type: Regulations
Coverage of Early Intervention Services for First Episode Psychosis
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Topics:
- Benefits
- Program Administration
- Quality of Care
Type: Informational Bulletin
Payment Error Rate Measurement (PERM) eligibility reviews, Medicaid Eligibility Quality Control (MEQC) Program, and extension of an interim approach for assessing payment error for eligibility
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Topics:
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Program Integrity
- Eligibility
Type: State Health Official Letter
Annual Re-determination of Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidy Deemed Status (Re-deeming)
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Topics:
- Medicaid-Medicare Issues
- Benefits
- Eligibility
- Cost Sharing
- Financing & Reimbursement
Type: Informational Bulletin
Minimum Acceptable Risk Standards for Exchanges (MARS-E) 2.0
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Topics:
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Data & Systems
- Program Integrity
Type: Informational Bulletin