Indian Provisions in the Final Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program Managed Care Regulations
Guidance for : The Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS) is issuing this Informational Bulletin to summarize the relevant Indian provisions of the final Medicaid and the Children�s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) managed care regulation into one document, clarify current statute and regulation regarding mandatory enrollment of Indians into managed care, and provide sample language for an Indian Addendum that can be offered to managed care plans on a voluntary basis when executing network provider agreements with Indian health care providers (IHCPs). Introduction On April 25, 2016, CMS published a final rule on managed care in Medicaid and CHIP.
Final
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: December 14, 2016
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