Director, Division of Reimbursement and State Financing

0938-AT41 201910 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 0938 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS 0900 Department of Health and Human Services HHS Methods for Assuring Access to Covered Medicaid Services--Rescission (CMS-2406-F)

This final rule removes the regulatory text that sets forth the required process for states to document whether Medicaid payments in fee-for-service systems are sufficient to enlist enough providers to assure beneficiary access to covered care and services consistent with the Medicaid statute. States have raised concerns over the administrative burden associated with the current regulatory requirements. While we believe the process is a valuable tool for states to use to demonstrate the sufficiency of provider payment rates, we believe mandating states to collect the specific information as described excessively constrains state freedom to administer the program in the manner that is best for the State and Medicaid beneficiaries in the State.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No Deregulatory 42 CFR 447 42 U.S.C. 1302 No NPRM 03/23/2018 83 FR 12696 NPRM Comment Period End 05/22/2018 2nd NPRM 07/15/2019 84 FR 33722 2nd NPRM Comment Period End 09/13/2019 Final Action 03/00/2020 No No Federal State No No No Jeremy Silanskis Director, Division of Reimbursement and State Financing 0938 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS 410 786-1592 jeremy.silanskis@cms.hhs.gov Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services, MS: S3-14-28, 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore MD 21244