Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), is publishing a final rule to modify the definition of “lawfully present” applicable to eligibility for enrollment in a Qualified Health Plan (QHP) through the
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CMS Round Up
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provides an at-a-glance summary of news from around the agency.
CMS Extends MassHealth Demonstration Promoting Affordable Coverage, Continuous Eligibility to Additional Populations, and Health-Related Social Needs Services
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CMS is aware that on April 25, 2024, the Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) released a proposed Local Coverage Determination (LCD) to provide appropriate coverage for skin substitute grafts used for chronic non-healing diabetic foot and venous leg ulcers. The MACs issued
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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
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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
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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