CMS Proposes Changing Oversight Regulations For Medicaid & CHIP Managed Care Plans

On November 14, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule to ease and streamline the managed care regulatory framework for Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Plan (CHIP). The proposed rule modifies the 2016 managed care final rule. The key proposed revisions focus on promoting flexibility, strengthening accountability, and maintaining and enhancing program integrity. The major changes in the proposal give states flexibility to set rate ranges and set network standards based on quantitative measures that account for telehealth. Comments on the proposed rule will be accepted through January 14, 2019.

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