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Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services Final Rule (CMS-2442-F)
Ensuring beneficiaries can access covered services is a critical function of the Medicaid program and a top priority of the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Executive Order 14009 in 2021 established the policy objective to protect and Read more about Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services Final Rule (CMS-2442-F)
Fact Sheets
Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting Final Rule (CMS 3442-F)
On April 22, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) affirmed its commitment to hold nursing homes accountable for providing safe and high-quality care for the nearly 1.2 million residents living in Medicare- and Medicaid-certified long-term care facilities by issuing the Minimum Read more about Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting Final Rule (CMS 3442-F)
Press Releases
Biden-Harris Administration Takes Historic Action to Increase Access to Quality Care, and Support to Families and Care Workers
Nursing home minimum staffing standards promote resident care and safety Medicaid and CHIP to have historic access standards, advance fair compensation for direct care workers The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), today Read more about Biden-Harris Administration Takes Historic Action to Increase Access to Quality Care, and Support to Families and Care Workers
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Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program Managed Care Access, Finance, and Quality Final Rule (CMS-2439-F)
Managed care is the predominant delivery system in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), with over 70% of Medicaid and CHIP beneficiaries receiving some or all of their care through a managed care plan. [1], [2] In recent years, CMS and states have strived to ensure Read more about Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program Managed Care Access, Finance, and Quality Final Rule (CMS-2439-F)
CMS Round Up
CMS Roundup (Apr. 19, 2024)
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provides an at-a-glance summary of news from around the agency. CMS Releases Medicaid School-Based Services Technical Assistance Center FAQs April 5: CMS released the first set of Medicaid School-Based Services (SBS) Technical Assistance Read more about CMS Roundup (Apr. 19, 2024)
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