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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Healthy Adult Opportunity State Guidance (SMD 25-001)
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Topics:
- Delivery System
- Program Administration
- Section 1115 Demonstrations
Type: State Medicaid Director Letter
2026 Updates to the Child and Adult Core Health Care Quality Measurement Sets and Mandatory Reporting Guidance
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Topics:
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- CHIPRA
- Program Administration
- Quality of Care
Type: State Health Official Letter
2025 Updates to the Child and Adult Core Health Care Quality Measurement Sets and Mandatory Reporting Guidance
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Topics:
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- CHIPRA
- Program Administration
- Quality of Care
Type: State Health Official Letter
Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program Managed Care Access, Finance, and Quality (CMS-2439-F)
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Topics:
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Delivery System
- Managed Care
- Program Administration
Type: Regulations
Medicaid Program; Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services (CMS-2442-F)
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Topics:
- Access to Care
- Delivery System
- Program Administration
Type: Regulations
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
Updates to the Child and Adult Core Health Care Quality Measurement Set
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Topics:
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- CHIPRA
- Program Administration
- Quality of Care
Type: Informational Bulletin
Medicaid and CHIP Managed Care Monitoring and Oversight Tools #2
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Topics:
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Managed Care
- Program Integrity
- Quality of Care
- Delivery System
Type: Informational Bulletin
2022 Updates to the Child and Adult Core Health Care Quality Measurement Sets
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Topics:
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- CHIPRA
- Program Administration
- Quality of Care
Type: Informational Bulletin
Third Party Liability in Medicaid: State Compliance with Changes Required in Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 and Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act of 2019
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Topics:
- Benefits
- Children's Health Insurance Program
- Cost Sharing
- Data & Systems
- Delivery System
- Eligibility
- Financing & Reimbursement
- Long-Term Services & Support
- Managed Care
- Outreach & Enrollment
- Program Administration
- Program Integrity
Type: Informational Bulletin