On February 17, CMS issued a Request for Information (RFI) to seek feedback on ways to improve access and inform their…
CMS Medicaid Access RFI: March 1, 2022 Stakeholder Call
Market: Service Providers
Aligning with State Medicaid Priorities is a Winning Strategy for MCOs
State Medicaid agencies often find themselves balancing immediate priorities and long-term goals. It can be a tough juggling act. MCOs…
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Goals for 2022: Summary of the January 18 Stakeholder Meeting
CMS held a stakeholder meeting on January 18, 2022, to outline the agency’s priorities for the future. Members of the…
How Quality Driven Medicaid Financing Programs Improve Population Health
The focus on healthcare quality has become a glaring spotlight during the pandemic, as the significant difference in cases and…
Build Back Better Act (BBBA) Summary Analysis
On November 19, 2021, the House passed the Build Back Better Act (BBBA). The bill will now move to the…
Sellers Dorsey In-Depth Analysis of SMD #21-003
On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP)(Pub.L. 117-2). Section 9817 of the…
CMS Rescinds Earlier Approval of Texas’ 1115 Waiver Extension
On April 16, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its decision to rescind its earlier approval…
Summary of CMS Managed Care Final Rule (CMS-2408-F)
On November 13, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the Medicaid Program; Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance…
CMS Withdraws Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Rule
On September 14, 2020, CMS Administrator Seema Verma announced that CMS will withdraw its proposed Medical Fiscal Accountability Rule (MFAR),…
Sellers Dorsey – Assistance with COVID-19 Challenges
Sellers Dorsey acknowledges that our clients, including large safety net hospitals, states, insurers, and providers, are on the front lines…
CMS Issues New Section 1115 Tools, Guidance for States
On March 15, 2019 ,the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released new state tools and guidance that provide…
Provisions in the CMS 2018 Update on IMDs and Treatment for SUDs
When CMS proposed revising its Medicaid managed care regulations in November 2018, the new guidelines outlined an overall desire to…