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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Same Sex Partners and Medicaid Liens, Transfers of Assets, and Estate Recovery 11-006
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- Eligibility
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Health Information Exchange-Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs 11-004
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Topics:
- Data & Systems
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Access to Medicare Data to Coordinate Care for Dual Eligibles
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Topics:
- Data & Systems
Type: Informational Bulletin
Medicaid Program; Federal Funding for Medicaid Eligibility Determination and Enrollment Activities (CMS-2346-F)
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- Data & Systems
Type: Regulations
HITECH - Electronic Health Record (EHR) Technical Changes 11-002
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Topics:
- Data & Systems
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Issuance of New Birth Certificates for People Born in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico-Update
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Topics:
- Eligibility
Type: Informational Bulletin
Issuance of New Birth Certificates for Residents of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
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Topics:
- Eligibility
Type: Informational Bulletin
Federal Funding for Medicaid HIT Activities
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Topics:
- Cost Sharing
- Data & Systems
- Financing & Reimbursement
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Data Matching Through Public Assistance Reporting Information System (PARIS)
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Topics:
- Eligibility
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
Third Party Liability (TPL)
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Topics:
- Eligibility
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
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