The Health and Human Services Department's Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services decided to withdraw a proposed rule published in 2019 aiming to create new Medicaid reporting and financing requirements. The withdrawal followed approximately 10,188 public comments pointing out potential negative impacts on state budgets and Medicaid services, as well as concerns over CMS's legal authority and clarity of the rule. The agency acknowledges the need for increased Medicaid accountability and transparency and may explore alternative approaches in the future that align with new Congressional Medicaid payment reporting requirements. Existing legal and policy requirements remain unaffected by this withdrawal.
Simple Explanation
In simple terms, the government decided not to move forward with a new set of rules about how Medicaid deals with money and reporting because many people said it could cause problems. They still want to make Medicaid better in the future, but they're figuring out a different way to do it.