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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2025 Federal Poverty Level Standards
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Topics:
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Eligibility
- Medicaid-Medicare Issues
- Program Administration
Type: Informational Bulletin
Basic Health Program; Federal Funding Methodology for Program Year 2025
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Topics:
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Cost Sharing
- Benefits
- Financing & Reimbursement
- Program Administration
- Eligibility
- Basic Health Program
Type: Informational Bulletin
2024 Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Quality Measure Set (QMS)
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Topics:
- Long-Term Services & Support
- Quality of Care
- Program Administration
Type: Informational Bulletin
Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Quality Measure Set (QMS) Reporting Requirements for Money Follows the Person (MFP) Demonstration Grant Recipients
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Topics:
- Long-Term Services & Support
- Quality of Care
- Program Administration
Type: Informational Bulletin
Medicaid Program; Streamlining the Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program, and Basic Health Program Application, Eligibility Determination, Enrollment, and Renewal Processes (CMS-2421-F2)
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Topics:
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Eligibility
- Medicaid-Medicare Issues
- Program Administration
- Basic Health Program
Type: Regulations
Initial Core Set Mandatory Reporting Guidance for the Health Home Core Quality Measure Sets and Federal Fiscal Year 2025 Updates to the Health Home Core Quality Measure Sets (SMD 24-002)
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Topics:
- Long-Term Services & Support
- Quality of Care
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
2024 Federal Poverty Level Standards
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Topics:
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Eligibility
- Medicaid-Medicare Issues
- Program Administration
Type: Informational Bulletin
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
Basic Health Program; Federal Funding Methodology for Program Year 2024
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Topics:
- Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Cost Sharing
- Benefits
- Financing & Reimbursement
- Program Administration
- Eligibility
- Basic Health Program
Type: Informational Bulletin