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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services requested information for 60 days on barriers to accessing health care coverage and services through Medicaid and the Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program.
The Department of Health and Human Services has extended to Feb. 18 the deadline for health care organizations to register for the first phase of its Racial Equity in Postpartum Care Challenge, which will recognize effective programs to address equity in postpartum care for Black and Native women鈥
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released updated guidance for states submitting Medicaid managed care contracts for review.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services intends to propose adding a 鈥渂irthing-friendly鈥 hospital designation on its Care Compare website to drive improvements in perinatal health outcomes and maternal health equity, the Department of Health and Human Services announced.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services last week released two guidance documents to help states and territories maintain Medicaid and Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program coverage for eligible individuals. Access the documents here and here.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released guidance on a new web portal effective Feb. 1 for submitting Medicaid and Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program state plan amendments (SPA) and section 1915 waivers.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services approved extending postpartum coverage to 12 months after childbirth for an estimated 6,000 Medicaid and Children鈥檚 Health Insurance Program enrollees in the Virginia Family Access to Medical Insurance Security MOMS and FAMIS Select Demonstration.
he Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced revised federal funding methodologies for the Basic Health Program under the American Rescue Plan Act.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued guidance on the American Rescue Plan Act requirement for state Medicaid and Children鈥檚 Health Insurance programs to cover certain COVID-19-related treatments without cost-sharing effective March 11, 2021.
The House Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means committees approved their legislative recommendations for the Build Back Better Act, which will be considered under budget reconciliation.