OMB Done Reviewing Medicaid-Access Monitoring Exemptions Rule

The White House Office of Management and Budget on Wednesday (March 14) finished reviewing a rule governing exemptions to fee-for-service Medicaid access monitoring in states that mostly rely on private insurance companies to manage their Medicaid programs, according to the office’s website. After the Supreme Court ruled in 2015 that providers can’t sue states over Medicaid rates, CMS wrote a rule requiring that states provide information on their fee-for-service rates and beneficiary access to care. However, states raised concerns and...