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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Ensuring Seamless Coverage Transitions between Medicaid, Separate CHIP, and Other Insurance Affordability Programs and Exercise of Enforcement Discretion to Delay Implementation of Certain Coverage Transition Requirements
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Topics:
- Access to Care
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Compliance
- Coverage
- Eligibility
- Enrollment
- Program Administration
- Renewals
- Unwinding
- COVID-19
Type: Informational Bulletin
Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program Requirements for Providing, Prepopulating and Accepting Eligibility Renewal Forms
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Topics:
- Access to Care
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Coverage
- Eligibility
- Enrollment
- Program Administration
- Renewals
- Unwinding
Type: Informational Bulletin
CY 2025 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System Final Rule (CMS 1809-FC)
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Topics:
- Tribal Issues
- Benefits
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Informational Bulletin on Opportunities for Improving Access to Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Services for Medicaid and CHIP Enrollees Experiencing Homelessness
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Topics:
- Access to Care
- Health Related Social Needs
- Homelessness
- Mental Health
- Outreach & Enrollment
- Substance Use Disorders
Type: Informational Bulletin
Further Extension of Grace Period Related to the “Four Walls” Requirement under 42 C.F.R. § 440.90 for Indian Health Service and Tribal Facilities to February 11, 2025
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Topics:
- Tribal Issues
- COVID-19
- Unwinding
Type: Informational Bulletin
Medicaid Continuous Enrollment Condition Changes, Conditions for Receiving the FFCRA Temporary FMAP Increase, Reporting Requirements, and Enforcement Provisions in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
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Topics:
- COVID-19
- Unwinding
- Enrollment
- Program Administration
Type: State Health Official Letter
Further Extension of Grace Period Related to the “Four Walls” Requirement under 42 C.F.R. § 440.90 for Indian Health Service and Tribal Facilities to Nine Months after the COVID-19 PHE Ends
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Topics:
- Tribal Issues
- COVID-19
Type: Informational Bulletin
Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and Basic Health Program (BHP) Related Provisions in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
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Topics:
- Affordable Care Act
- Benefits
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Cost Sharing
- Eligibility
- Long-Term Services & Support
- Managed Care
- Tribal Issues
- Basic Health Program
- COVID-19
Type: Informational Bulletin
Extension of Grace Period Related to the “Four Walls” Requirement under 42 C.F.R. § 440.90 for Indian Health Service and Tribal Facilities
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Topics:
- Tribal Issues
- COVID-19
Type: Informational Bulletin
Federal Funding for Services "Received Through" an IHS/Tribal Facility and Furnished to Medicaid-Eligible American Indians and Alaska Natives (SHO #16-002)
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Topics:
- Benefits
- Financing & Reimbursement
- Tribal Issues
Type: Frequently Asked Questions