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CMS Releases Guidance to Promote Continuity of Coverage for Individuals Receiving HCBS

On August 19, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS) Informational Bulletin (CIB) and an accompanying slide deck reminding states of their obligation to...more

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CMS Releases Technical Guidance to States on Complying with Medicaid Access Final Rule

On July 12, CMS released a companion guide to the Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services final rule (the “Access Final Rule”). This technical guidance—which focuses on the provisions regarding fee-for-service (FFS) payment...more

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Medicaid: CMS Final Rules Aim to Expand Access, Provide Parity with Commercial Markets

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published two significant updates to its Medicaid regulations on May 10, 2024. The two Final Rules, a Medicaid Access Rule and a Medicaid Managed Care Rule, impose new...more

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Healthcare Preview for the Week of: April 29, 2024

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Congress is back in session this week, with the House in today and the Senate returning tomorrow. They are back for a four-week stretch until the Memorial Day recess break. Congress has already moved many of the major bills...more

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Policy Update - CMS Releases Final Rule: Medicaid Program; Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services

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On April 22, 2024 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the Medicaid Program; Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services final rule. The rule has a particular focus on home- and community-based services...more

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The 80/20 Rule is Here: CMS Finalizes HCBS Care Worker Payment Requirements

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In May 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) proposed a series of rule changes intended to help promote the availability of home and community-based services (“HCBS”) for Medicaid beneficiaries. Chief...more

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CMS Finalizes Major Reforms to Medicaid, Part 1: Medicaid Access Reg

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Earlier this week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released two final regulations that added new requirements for states when operating their Medicaid programs. Medicaid is currently the largest health...more

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[Webinar] Final Medicaid Rules, Part Three: Home and Community Based Services - June 4th, 10:00 am - 11:00 am PT

This program is part three of Manatt’s New Federal Rules on Medicaid Access and Managed Care webinar series. After releasing sweeping proposed rules on Medicaid access and managed care in spring 2023, the Centers for...more

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[Webinar] Final Medicaid Rules, Part Two: Managed Care Payments, Quality and Oversight - May 21st, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PT

This program is part two of Manatt’s New Federal Rules on Medicaid Access and Managed Care webinar series. After releasing sweeping proposed rules on Medicaid access and managed care in spring 2023, the Centers for...more

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[Webinar] Final Medicaid Rules, Part One: Access, Enrollee Engagement and Provider Payment Transparency - May 14th, 12:00 pm -...

This program is part one of Manatt’s New Federal Rules on Medicaid Access and Managed Care webinar series. After releasing sweeping proposed rules on Medicaid access and managed care in spring 2023, the Centers for...more

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NYS DOH Seeks Grant Applications for Health Equity Social Care Networks

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The New York Department of Health (DOH) recently announced it is accepting applications for New York Health Equity Reform: Social Care Networks regional grants. The nine regional grants will distribute a total of $500 million...more

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[Webinar] Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience: A Deep Dive into CMS’s New GUIDE Model - September 13th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm ET

On July 31, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new eight-year voluntary nationwide model – the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model that aims to support people living with...more

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[Webinar] Proposed Rules on Medicaid Payments, Access and Quality: Implications for Health Care Stakeholders - June 20th, 1:00 pm...

On Thursday, April 27, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released two highly anticipated proposed rules... Together, these would reshape the federal regulatory landscape for Medicaid and the Children’s Health...more

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[Webinar] Proposed Rules to Enhance Access and Quality for Medicaid HCBS and Strengthen the HCBS Workforce - June 1st, 1:00 pm -...

On April 27, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released proposed rules that, if finalized, would reshape Medicaid’s federal regulatory landscape in several ways, including with respect to home and...more

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CMS Releases Proposed Rule: Medicaid Program; Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services

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On May 3, 2023 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the proposed rule Medicaid Program; Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services. The proposed rule seeks to increase transparency in payment rates,...more

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Initial Health Care Worker Bonus Requires Filing by September 2

On August 3, 2022, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the Health Care and Mental Hygiene Worker Bonus program, also known as the HWB program. Enacted in New York’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget, the program allocates $1.3 billion for the...more

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CMS Announces Its First Home- and Community-Based Service Quality Measure Set

On July 21, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released its first-ever nationally standardized Home- and Community-Based Services (“HCBS”) quality measure set to encourage consistent quality...more

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HHS Extends ARP Spending Deadline to March 31, 2025 for HCBS Medicaid Recipients

States now have through March 31, 2025 to use the federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP) funding made available by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The announcement was made by the U.S. Department of Health and...more

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New York State to Fund Bonuses for Certain Healthcare Workers as Part of State Budget

As part of the Fiscal Year 2023 New York state Executive Budget legislation, $1.2 billion in funding has been allocated for the payment of bonuses for certain “frontline” healthcare workers. With the stated goals to...more

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COVID-19 State Resource Guide Update: Leveraging Federal and State Authorities to Ensure LTSS Access

Editor’s Note: Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, federal and state policymakers have acted to preserve access to services for populations that use Medicaid-covered long-term services and supports (LTSS). These...more

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COVID-19 State Resource Guide: Leveraging Federal and State Authorities to Ensure Access to Long-Term Services and Supports for...

Background - Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, federal and state policymakers have acted to preserve access to services for populations that use Medicaid-covered long-term services and supports (LTSS). These...more

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Build Back Better: All Eyes on the Senate

The Big Picture - On November 19, the House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better Act (BBB) (H.R. 5376) by a vote of 220–213. The BBB contains a number of health and social policy priorities that are widely viewed...more

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President Biden Announces Healthcare Provisions in Build Back Better Framework

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Last week, President Biden presented an outline of a $1.75 trillion Build Back Better (BBB) social spending reconciliation framework resulting from months of negotiations with House and Senate Democrats. Congressional...more

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Senate Lays Groundwork for Fall Health Care Negotiations Before Recessing This Month

The Big Picture - Before leaving for its August recess, the Senate made progress on two major Biden Administration priorities by passing bipartisan infrastructure legislation and a fiscal year (FY) 2022 budget resolution....more

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Renewed Focus on Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most people have spent considerably more time at home over the past year. For many, this meant long hours of Netflix binging, crossword puzzles, and the occasional zoom happy hour. But for some...more

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