Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 7. June 2012 10:15
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Director of the Division of State Systems, Rick Friedman, an expert on Medicaid IT systems development and Medicaid Information Technology Architecture (MITA), issued a statement of June 1 urging states to seize the opportunity to use enhanced federal matching funds for Medicaid eligibility systems and a limited exception to OMB Circular A-87 cost allocation requirements to build integrated, interoperable health and human services IT systems. [More]
Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 28. March 2012 05:24
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued final rules on March 23 on provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on determining eligibility under the Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). [More]
Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 25. January 2012 08:51
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Agriculture released additional guidance to all state health and human service agencies on January 23 on cost allocation plans and advance planning documents on eligibility systems serving multiple state health and human services programs. [More]
Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 9. September 2011 12:34
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced $40 million in grants on August 18 to state agencies, school-based organizations, community health centers, and non-profit groups to promote outreach and enrollment in Medicaid and CHIP. [More]
Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 25. August 2011 07:57
CMS issued proposed rules on August 17 on provisions of the ACA on determining eligibility under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program after health care reform is fully implemented. [More]
Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 29. April 2011 09:59
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a final rule on April 19 confirming that 90 percent Medicaid Federal financial participation will be available for design, development, and installation or enhancement of eligibility determination systems integrated with Medicaid Management Information Systems and health insurance benefits exchanges under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). [More]
Author: Tom Entrikin | Posted: 12. November 2010 02:07
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services published proposed rules on November 8 under which 90 percent Medicaid Federal financial participation will be available on State expenditures for the design, development, installation and enhancement of new Medicaid eligibility systems, and 75 percent FFP will be available on expenditures for the maintenance and operations of new Medicaid eligibility systems. [More]
