CMS held a stakeholder meeting on January 18, 2022, to outline the agency’s priorities for the future. Members of the…
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Goals for 2022: Summary of the January 18 Stakeholder Meeting
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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…
FY 2022 State Budgets Summary Analysis
Forty-six states begin their fiscal year (FY) 2022 on July 1, 2021. The remaining states begin their fiscal years at…
American Rescue Plan Act 2021 Presentation and Highlights
On April 16, 2021, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced its decision to rescind its earlier approval…
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…
The American Rescue Plan Act 2021 Analysis
On March 10, 2021, Congress passed the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) of 2021 and sent it to President Biden,…
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…
CMS’ 2018 Medicaid Managed Care Updates: State-Directed Payments, Pass-Throughs, and Rate Ranges
On November 14, 2018, CMS proposed a new rule that seeks to improve the rules promulgated in 2016. The 2016…