Home Health Care News July 29, 2024
Joyce Famakinwa

Medicaid home- and community-based services (HCBS) vary by state, in many ways. And while it makes the space a complex one for providers to navigate, a greater understanding of the complexities allows for more success. a keen understanding of the different ways state Medicaid agencies pay for services.

Broadly, Medicaid is a state and federal partnership. The federal government sets rules and parameters. The state takes those parameters and implements their own programs within the framework that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) provides.

However, the federal guidance around state rates is minimal, according to Damon Terzaghi, senior director of Medicaid advocacy at the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC).

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Topics: CMS, Govt Agencies, Insurance, Medicaid, Post-Acute Care, Provider, States
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