CMS Releases Medicaid Final Rules, SNF Minimum Staffing Final Rule

NHPCO

On April 22, CMS released three different rules, including:

• Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services | CMS Fact Sheet
• Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Managed Care Access, Finance, and Quality | CMS Fact Sheet
• Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting | CMS Fact Sheet

Through the Medicaid rules, CMS aims to ensure comprehensive coverage and access to Medicaid services through several regulatory changes and prioritize the quality and accessibility of managed care under Medicaid and CHIP programs. While the Minimum Staffing Standards final rule does not apply to hospice providers, there could be impacts to the healthcare workforce at large.