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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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
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
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
Extension of 1915(c) Home and Community-Based Services Waiver Appendix K Expiration Dates (SMD 23-004)
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Topics:
- Long-Term Services & Support
- Program Administration
- COVID-19
- Unwinding
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Medicaid nursing facility payment approaches to advance health equity and improve health outcomes
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Topics:
- Financing & Reimbursement
- Long-Term Services & Support
- Reimbursement
- COVID-19
Type: Informational Bulletin
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Leveraging Medicaid, CHIP and Other Federal Programs in the Delivery of Behavioral Health Services for Children and Youth
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Topics:
- Benefits
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Financing & Reimbursement
- Long-Term Services & Support
- Managed Care
- COVID-19
Type: Informational Bulletin
Home and Community-Based Services Quality Measure Set (SMD 22-003)
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Topics:
- Long-Term Services & Support
- Quality of Care
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Updated Reporting Requirements and Extension of Deadline to Fully Expend State Funds Under American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Section 9817 (SMD 22-002)
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Topics:
- Benefits
- Financing & Reimbursement
- Long-Term Services & Support
- Managed Care
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Medicaid Program: Reassignment of Medicaid Provider Claims Final Rule (CMS-2444-F)
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Topics:
- Financing & Reimbursement
- Long-Term Services & Support
- Program Administration
- Program Integrity
- Quality of Care
Type: Regulations