Medicaid Program; The Use of New or Increased Pass-Through Payments in Medicaid Managed Care Delivery Systems
medicaid · Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services · Rule · Published 2017-01-18 · Effective 2017-03-20 · 82 FR 5415
Document
Document number
2017-00916
Federal Register citation
82 FR 5415
CFR reference
42 CFR 438
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
medicaid
Sub-agency
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Publication date
2017-01-18
Effective date
2017-03-20
HHS docket
CMS-2402-F
Abstract
This rule finalizes changes to the pass-through payment transition periods and the maximum amount of pass-through payments permitted annually during the transition periods under Medicaid managed care contract(s) and rate certification(s). This final rule prevents increases in pass-through payments and the addition of new pass-through payments beyond those in place when the pass-through payment transition periods were established, in the final Medicaid managed care regulations effective July 5, 2016.