Medicaid Stakeholders Perplexed By Withdrawal Of Block Grant Proposal

CMS on Friday (Nov. 15) withdrew a proposed guidance letter on Medicaid block grants that had been under review at the White House budget office since June, but the agency on Monday (Nov. 18) reiterated recent comments from Administrator Seema Verma promising that it will soon issue guidance on new ways for states to finance Medicaid. Medicaid stakeholders were puzzled by the unexpected withdrawal of the guidance letter, titled “State Medicaid Director Letter: Medicaid Value and Accountability Demonstration Opportunity.” The...