Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS)

The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) released its June 2024 Report to Congress on Medicaid and CHIP on June 11, 2024, with recommendations to Congress for increased transparency in Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) financing, tools that states can use to optimize state Medicaid agency contracts (SMACs), enrollment trends in Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs), and improvements to demographic data collection in Medicaid.

On June 12th, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an Addendum to the 2024-2025 Medicaid Managed Care Rate Development Guide. The guide also includes the provisions of the final rule that will take effect on July 9th, 2024. The 2024-2025 Medicaid Managed Care Rate Development Guide is a resource for states to use when setting capitation rates with managed care plans for care beneficiaries to receive through Medicaid managed care programs. The guide provides details around information that must be included in the states’ actuarial rate certifications for CMS to review and approve for rating periods between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025.