Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a Centers for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS) informational bulletin to provide additional tools for States and CMS to improve the monitoring and oversight of managed care in Medicaid and the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP). This bulletin provides additional updates and reminders on the web-based reporting portal and the reporting requirements for managed care programs, announces the release of several new technical assistance toolkits, and provides an update on CMS process for review and approval of managed care contracts, rate certifications, and State directed payments. For more information, please see the informational bulletin. |