Templates & Toolkits | Dec 13, 2024

Beneficiary Advisory Council State Toolkit: Establishing a Governance Process

This toolkit is intended to support states in planning for implementation of provisions in the Medicaid Program: Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services final rule to establish a Beneficiary Advisory Council (BAC) and Medicaid Advisory Committee (MAC). States may use the Toolkit to: inform the development of a comprehensive governance model for the BAC; identification of key steps and timelines involved in implmenting the BAC; and assignment of roles and responsibilities for leadership and participants in the BAC.

Related to this toolkit, for information on communicating within your state agency about the BAC and MAC, please refer to Communicating the BAC and MAC: Template Explainer Slides. State Health and Value Strategies has also created template materials states can use to support outreach and recruitment to prospecitve BAC members.


Expert Perspectives

January 7, 2025

Release of New E&E Guidance Related to Renewal Forms and Medicaid/Separate CHIP Transitions

Following the November release of guidance to support states’ efforts to verify eligibility and conduct renewals in compliance with federal Medicaid and CHIP requirements, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued on December 20 two additional Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services Informational Bulletins (CIBs). This expert perspective summarizes the requirements outlined in the CIBs.

New CMS Guidance on Compliance Requirements for Provision of Medicaid/CHIP Services to Incarcerated Youth

On December 19, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released State Health Official (SHO) letter 24-006, “Provision of Medicaid and CHIP Services to Incarcerated Youth – FAQs,” which provides several clarifications for states on compliance expectations for implementing section 5121 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023. This expert perspective describes key clarifications addressed in the SHO letter.