CMS Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services Final Rule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published the Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services Final Rule (CMS-2442-F) on April 22, 2024. This rule aims to enhance access to care, improve service quality, and address health equity challenges for Medi-Cal beneficiaries across fee for service (FFS) and managed care delivery systems, including home and community-based services (HCBS) provided through those delivery systems.
FFS Medi-Cal Payment Rate Transparency and HCBS Payment Rate Disclosure
IHSS provider wage rates are established through collective bargaining negotiations conducted by individual counties.