Basic Health Program; Revised Federal Funding Methodologies for Program Years 2020, 2021 and Operational QAs
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is responsible for developing the formula
to calculate the amount of federal funding available for a state’s Basic Health Program (BHP).
This Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS) Informational Bulletin (CIB) specifies
updated values for factors needed to calculate the federal BHP payment rates for 2020 and 2021,
as a result of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP) (Pub. L. 117-2). In addition, this CIB
provides several questions and answers related to the states’ implementation of the ARP.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: November 10, 2021
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