“The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is clamping down on finances tied to Medicaid demonstration projects, outlining new requirements to ensure programs remain budget neutral.”
“The change comes a day after GAO Comptroller Gene Dodaro told lawmakers that demonstration projects cost the federal government “billions” in excess payments…”
“In letter (PDF) to state Medicaid directors on Wednesday, CMS outlined for the first time how states should calculate budget neutrality. The agency also released a new monitoring…” Read the full article here.
Source: CMS tightens oversight of Medicaid demonstration projects after GAO highlights ‘billions’ in excess costs – By Evan Sweeney, August 22, 2018. FierceHealthcare.
