The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a pair of proposed rules on April 27, 2023 that make substantial changes to the structure of Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), both in the traditional fee-for-service setting and for services provided through managed care organizations (MCOs), and incorporate feedback from stakeholders in

CMS has published a proposed rule that would update Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) managed care regulations to more closely align with Medicare Advantage (MA) and private health plan standards and to strengthen quality safeguards. The proposed rule, which represents the first major revisions to Medicaid and CHIP managed care standards in more

CMS is seeking input on initiatives to test care delivery innovations in the Medicare Part D program, Medicare and Medicaid managed care plans, and other government programs. CMS notes that while “[h]ealth plans increasingly have responded to market developments and fiscal pressures with innovations in care delivery, plan design, beneficiary and provider incentives, and

A recent GAO report, “Medicaid Program Integrity: Increased Oversight Needed to Ensure Integrity of Growing Managed Care Expenditures," identified gaps in both state and federal Medicaid managed care program integrity efforts. For instance, based on a review of Medicaid activities in seven states, the GAO found that five state program integrity units and four Medicaid

CMS has posted a November 22, 2013 letter to state health officials on “Quality Considerations for Medicaid and CHIP Programs,” the fourth in a series of guidance documents intended to assist states with designing and implementing integrated care models, such as medical/health homes, accountable care organizations, and managed care. The latest letter provides

A recent OIG report assesses the extent to which provider networks of managed care entities (MCE) that contract with state Medicaid agencies employ excluded individuals. Based on an examination of the 2011 employee rosters of a sample of 500 hospitals, nursing facilities, home health agencies, and pharmacies in 12 MCEs, the OIG identified 16