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Tri- Agency Letter on Cost allocation requirements set forth in OMB Circular A-87

Guidance for : On August 10, 2011, we announced a time-limited, specific exception to the cost allocation requirements set forth in OMB Circular A-87 (Section C.3) that requires benefitting programs to pay their share of the costs associated with building State-based information technology systems. The exception allows Federally-funded human services programs to benefit from investments in the design and development of State eligibility-determination systems for State-operated Exchanges, Medicaid and the Children�s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

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Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Issue Date: January 23, 2012

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