CMS Releases Anticipated Guidance On ARP HCBS Medicaid Match

CMS released guidance Thursday (May 13) on the increase in federal Medicaid matching funds for home- and community-based services outlined in the American Rescue Plan that allows states to spend that money until March 31, 2024. Biden administration officials and Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) also used the release as an opportunity to push for the inclusion of additional HCBS funding in the upcoming infrastructure package. Stakeholders expressed frustration last week with the delay in guidance for the FMAP increase ,...