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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Strategies to Improve Delivery of Tobacco Cessation Services
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Topics:
- Tobacco
- Children's Health Insurance Program
Type: Informational Bulletin
Administrative Claiming for Nurse Advice Lines and for Skilled Professional Medical Personnel for Certain Behavioral Health Professionals (SMD 24-001)
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Topics:
- Program Administration
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Improving Maternal Health and Extending Postpartum Coverage in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) (SHO #21-007)
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Topics:
- Benefits
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Program Administration
Type: Frequently Asked Questions
2024 Federal Poverty Level Standards
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Topics:
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Eligibility
- Medicaid-Medicare Issues
- Program Administration
Type: Informational Bulletin
Ensuring Eligible Children Maintain Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program Coverage
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Topics:
- Eligibility
- Program Administration
- Children's Health Insurance Program
Type: Informational Bulletin
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Guidance to State Medicaid Agencies on Dually Eligible Beneficiaries Receiving Medicare Part B Marriage and Family Therapist Services, Mental Health Counselor Services, and Intensive Outpatient Services Effective January 1, 2024
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Topics:
- Medicaid-Medicare Issues
- Program Administration
Type: Informational Bulletin
Development and Maintenance of Direct Support Worker Registries: Benefits of Utilization and Enhanced Federal Funding Availability
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Topics:
- Data & Systems
- Long-Term Services & Support
- Benefits
Type: Informational Bulletin
Initial Core Set Mandatory Reporting Guidance SHO
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Topics:
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- CHIPRA
- Program Administration
- Quality of Care
Type: State Health Official Letter
Frequently Asked Questions to Support the Return to Normal Eligibility Operations for Transitional Medical Assistance and Medical Support
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Topics:
- Eligibility
- Outreach & Enrollment
- Program Administration
Type: Frequently Asked Questions
Coverage of Services and Supports to Address Health-Related Social Needs in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program
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Topics:
- Benefits
- Health Related Social Needs
- Financing & Reimbursement
- Children's Health Insurance Program
Type: Informational Bulletin