Balancing Incentive Program/Basic Health Program RFI/Access to Lab Test Results Proposed Rules
Guidance for : This Informational Bulletin is to update States and other interested parties on a number of important items: The issuance of a State Medicaid Director Letter regarding the Balancing Incentive Program; The release of a request for information (RFI) regarding the Basic Health Program authorized in section 1331 of the Affordable Care Act; and The issuance of proposed rules that would give patients (and their authorized representatives) direct access to their own laboratory test result reports; Balancing Incentive Program On September 12, 2011 CMCS released a State Medicaid Directors Letter providing guidance to States on the implementation of Section 10202 of the Affordable Care Act, which establishes the �State Balancing Incentive Payments Program.� The Balancing Incentive Program will assist States in transforming their long-term care systems by improving systems performance and efficiency, creating tools to facilitate person-centered assessment and care-planning, as well as enhancing quality measurement and oversight.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: September 20, 2011
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