Congress requires new Medicaid payment reporting

As part of the omnibus Federal appropriations bill enacted into law on December 27, 2020, Congress established new reporting requirements for states that make Medicaid supplemental payments. The new requirements follow on the heels of the withdrawal of a controversial proposed rule, which would have made more sweeping changes to Medicaid supplemental payments. As a result of the new law, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will be developing a new reporting system for supplemental payments by October 1, 2021.