Sellers Dorsey Summary: CMS-2442 Proposed Rule Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services

On April 27, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released for public inspection a notice of proposed rulemaking, “Medicaid Program; Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services.” The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on May 3, 2023. The rule expands on CMS’ previous rulemaking around access to care, transparency, and HCBS quality of care.

Sellers Dorsey experts read and summarized the complete rule proposal to provide you everything you need to know in one place.

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CMS accepted public comment on the proposed rulemaking through July 3, 2023.

Sellers Dorsey summarized the comments made by state agencies, trade associations, large-scale health systems, advocacy organizations and other stakeholders. Our report summarizes everything you need to know on comments relating to:

• Medicaid Advisory Committee and Beneficiary Advisory Group
• Home and Community-Based Services – person-centered service plans, incident management system, grievance system, reporting requirements, and more
• Documentation of Access to Care and Service Payment Rates- fully fee-for-service states, FFS payment rate transparency, state analysis procedures for rate reduction or restructuring

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