CMS Seeks To Curb ‘Shenanigans’ In Medicaid Supplemental Payments

By James Romoser / November 12, 2019 at 11:07 PM
CMS proposed a wide-ranging new rule Tuesday (Nov. 12) that the agency says will crack down on states manipulating Medicaid supplemental payments in order to obtain extra federal matching funds. “CMS is proposing a comprehensive overhaul to our regulations to ensure that all Medicaid payments to providers are transparent, including a requirement that states clearly account for how they finance their share of supplemental payments,” CMS Administrator Seema Verma said in announcing the rule during a speech to the National...


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