Oct 24, 2025 | Directed Payments, Medicaid, News and Updates, Rulemaking
H.R. 1 enacted numerous changes to the Medicaid program, many of which require guidance from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to facilitate implementation of and compliance with these changes. Eyman Partners is closely monitoring CMS guidance and...
Sep 10, 2025 | Directed Payments, Medicaid, News and Updates
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS) Informational Bulletin on September 10, 2025 regarding state directed payment (SDP) quality evaluations. The bulletin notes that, despite regulatory...
May 27, 2025 | Directed Payments, Legislation, Medicaid, News and Updates
On May 22, the House of Representatives passed a reconciliation bill, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, that, if enacted, will reduce federal Medicaid spending by $800 billion through 2034. The bill now moves to the Senate, where changes to the bill, including its...
Sep 25, 2024 | Medicaid Managed Care, News and Updates
In a presentation to state Medicaid directors, CMS recently clarified how it plans to exercise its enforcement discretion under its April 22, 2024 (CIB). In that CIB, CMS announced it will not enforce its policy prohibiting provider assessment programs involving...
Apr 23, 2024 | Medicaid Managed Care, News and Updates
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released its long-anticipated final Medicaid managed care rule, codifying a policy that allows hospitals to receive reimbursement equivalent to commercial rates in Medicaid managed care to promote access to...
May 9, 2023 | Medicaid, Medicaid Managed Care
On Thursday, April 27, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a long-anticipated proposed rule related to Medicaid and CHIP managed care programs. Of particular importance for many of our clients across the country, CMS continued its practice of...