CMS Plans TA Visits on STPs
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is initiating visits to offer technical assistance to states regarding the State Transition Plans required by the HCBS Rule.
CMS has revised guidance regarding heightened scrutiny under the HCBS Rule and new construction. States may now submit a setting to CMS for heightened scrutiny review prior to Medicaid...
CMS guidance clarifes the applicability of electronic visit verification requirements to beneficiaries with live-in caregivers, services rendered partially in the home, and to the provision of medical supplies, equipment...
HUD has announced $150 million in Mainstream (Section 811) Vouchers. The funding will be awarded to PHAs to support vouchers that provide sustained community-based integrated housing opportunities to non-elderly...
CMS has announced that the Medicaid Regional Offices will now report directly to the CMS central office near Baltimore, Maryland.
On June 25, the House passed a bill by voice vote that calls for a one-year delay in implementation of electronic visit verification (EVV) systems for Medicaid-funded personal care...
Four GOP governors wrote congressional leaders saying that the AHCA’S approach to Medicaid would not work for states and suggesting a different approach.
The letter outlines a vision of enhanced flexibility for states and mentions "reasonable timelines" for HCBS rule implementation.
The CBO score estimates that enacting the AHCA would reduce federal deficits by $337 billion over the 2017-2026 period, largely based on an $880 billion cut to Medicaid and...
A leaked copy of House RepublicanACA repeal legislation includes Medicaid per capita caps.
The policy brief includes a state option to choose either a block grant or a per capita cap approach to Medicaid financing.
CMS has published a State Medicaid Director letter (SMD) providing guidance on the 1915(k) Community First Choice (CFC) state plan option
NAMD has developed two documents to inform policy discussions around the future of Medicaid and the ACA.
A U.S. District Court issued an injunction halting the implementation of the Department of Labor's overtime rule.
CMS has issued a RFI with a broad request for additional reforms and policy options to accelerate the provision of HCBS to Medicaid beneficiaries.
The Department of Labor (DOL) has released the final Overtime rule, with an effective date of December 1, 2016. The Final Rule focuses primarily on updating the salary and...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has granted Tennessee final approval of the state’s Statewide Transition Plan (STP), marking the first such approval to date.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released additional FAQs on implementation activities related to meeting Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Rule requirements for residential and non-residential...
A new issue brief examines the concept of a streamlined Medicaid HCBS authority. The paper was co-authored by Mary Sowers, NASDDDS’ Director of Special Projects.
President Obama has released his spending proposal for the 2017 fiscal year, which marks Obama’s last Presidential budget proposal. It is unlikely to be approved as-is by Congress,...