New CMS Medicaid Managed Care Group Takes Point On Access, Demos

CMS on Friday (June 2) announced it will establish a new group, called the Managed Care Group, within the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services to take point on Medicaid managed care access and accountability, and to help oversee managed care 1115 waivers. The formation of the new shop comes after CMS this spring laid out proposals to ensure timely access to Medicaid managed care and to establish new payment transparency requirements in managed care programs. The agency earlier this...