Jan 31, 2017 | 340B, News and Updates
Jan. 31, 2017: HRSA has withdrawn its 340B Program Omnibus Guidelines. HRSA’s Office of Pharmacy Affairs (OPA) first issued the guidance, which would have dramatically restricted key elements of the program, in August 2015. OPA submitted the final version of...
Nov 10, 2016 | Directed Payments, Medicaid Managed Care, Medicaid Managed Page, News and Updates
On Nov. 10, 2016, CMS issued its first set of Frequently Asked Questions on the Medicaid Managed Care Final Rule published in May. For more information on the Final Rule and the latest explanatory guidance, see our Medicaid Managed Care Resources Page. ...
Oct 27, 2016 | Medicaid, News and Updates, Waivers
Oct. 24, 2016: CMS has approved Vermont’s Medicaid 1115 demonstration program, an important component of the state’s all-payer Accountable Care Organization (ACO) model. The initiative, which also has received funding from the CMS Center for Medicare and...
Oct 27, 2016 | Medicaid Managed Care, Medicaid Managed Page, News and Updates
Oct. 27, 2016: CMS has issued its Medicaid Managed Care Rate Development Guide for rating periods starting between January 1, 2017 and June 30, 2017. A number of critical provisions from the new regulations, including provisions related to special contract provisions...
Oct 26, 2016 | DSH, News and Updates
October 25, 2016: CMS issues notice announcing limit on the portion of federal dollars allocated to match state DSH hospital payments for the FY.
