CMS To Withdraw Controversial Medicaid Supplemental Pay Proposal

CMS Administrator Seema Verma on Monday (Sept. 14) said the agency will be withdrawing its controversial Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation, a move cheered by providers and Medicaid directors that were worried about the amount of funding the policy, if finalized, would have cut from the program. “We’ve listened closely to concerns that have been raised by our state and provider partners about potential unintended consequences of the proposed rule, which require further study. Therefore, CMS is withdrawing the rule from...