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Medicaid Program; Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services published this final rule in the Federal Register on May 10, 2024. It took effect on July 9, 2024.
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What the agency says
This final rule takes a comprehensive approach to improving access to care, quality and health outcomes, and better addressing health equity issues in the Medicaid program across fee-for-service (FFS), managed care delivery systems, and in home and community-based services (HCBS) programs. These improvements increase transparency and accountability, standardize data and monitoring, and create opportunities for States to promote active beneficiary engagement in their Medicaid programs, with the goal of improving access to care.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2024-08363
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Health and Human Services Department; Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
- Published
- May 10, 2024
- Takes effect
- July 9, 2024
- Dates
- These regulations are effective on July 9, 2024.
- Docket
- CMS-2442-F
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 0938-AU68
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 42 CFR 431; 42 CFR 438; 42 CFR 441; 42 CFR 447
- Topics
- Accounting; Administrative practice and procedure; Consumer protection; Drugs; Grant programs-health; Health facilities; Health professions; Medicaid; Organization and functions (Government agencies); Public assistance programs; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Rural areas
- Significant
- Yes, under Executive Order 12866
- Pages
- 333
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