TTAG – Comments/Letters

  • September 16, 2024

    TTAG Follow-Up Letter to the CMS Administrator on the July 2024 CMS Tribal Technical Advisory Group Face-to-Face Meeting

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  • September 9, 2024

    TTAG Comment on the Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System

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  • September 9, 2024

    TTAG Comment on the CY 2025 Physician Fee Schedule

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  • September 6, 2024

    TTAG Comment on Part D Application Package

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  • August 20, 2024

    TTAG Letter to CMS Supporting Four Walls Provision of OPPS Rule (CMS-1809-P)

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  • May 28, 2024

    TTAG Letter Requesting Information on Medicare Advantage Data

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  • April 9, 2024

    TTAG Comment on CMS Proposed Rule on Accrediting Organizations (CMS-3367-P)

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  • April 9, 2024

    TTAG Letter to CCIIO on AI/AN Enrollment Data for the Health Insurance Marketplace

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  • April 3, 2024

    TTAG Follow-Up Letter to the CMS Administrator on the March 2024 CMS Tribal Technical Advisory Group Face-to-Face Meeting

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  • February 2, 2024

    TTAG Comment on the CMS Intern Final Rule on CMS Enforcement of State Compliance with Reporting and Medicaid Renewal Requirements

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  • February 2, 2024

    TTAG Comment on the HHS OIG Solicitation of Proposals for New and Modified Safe Harbors to the Anti-Kickback Statute

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  • January 1, 2024

    TTAG Comment on the HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2025

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  • January 1, 2024

    TTAG Comment on the Contract Year 2025 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program

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  • November 6, 2023

    Comments of the CMS TTAG on the Proposed Minimum Staffing Standards for Long Term Care Facilities Proposed Rule

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  • September 11, 2023

    Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems (OPPS)

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  • September 11, 2023

    Medicare and Medicaid CY 2024 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS)

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  • September 11, 2023

    TTAG Letter to CMS Administrator Supporting Reimbursement for Traditional Healing

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  • September 7, 2023

    Follow Up from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Tribal Technical Advisory Group Face-to-Face Meeting

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  • July 7, 2023

    TTAG Letter on DEA-407: Temporary Extension of COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities for Prescription of Controlled Medications

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  • July 3, 2023

    TTAG Letter on CMS-2442-P: Ensuring Access to Medicaid Services

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  • July 3, 2023

    TTAG Letter on CMS-2439-P: Medicaid Managed Care Access, Finance, and Quality

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  • June 9, 2023

    TTAG Letter on CMS-1785-P: FY 2024 Proposed Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems (IPPS) for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital (LTCH) Prospective Payment System

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  • June 1, 2023

    TTAG Letter on CMS-4201-F: Contract Year 2024 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program Final Rule

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  • March 31, 2023

    TTAG Letter on DEA-948: Expansion of Induction of Buprenorphine via Telemedicine Encounter

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  • March 31, 2023

    TTAG Letter on DEA-407: Telemedicine Prescribing of Controlled Substances with No Prior In-Person Medical Evaluation

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  • March 17, 2023

    TTAG Letter to CMS on TTAG Tribal Administrative and Legislative Priorities

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  • February 13, 2023

    TTAG Comment on Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program

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  • November 4, 2022

    TTAG Comment on Streamlining the Medicaid, CHIP and BHP Application, Eligibility Determination, Enrollment, and Renewal Processes

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  • October 27, 2022

    TTAG Comment on the Temporary Increased FMAP Interim Final Rule, Reopened Comment Period

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  • October 20, 2022

    TTAG Comment on Mandatory Medicaid and CHIP Core Set Reporting

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  • October 17, 2022

    TTAG Letter to CMS re FY2023 IPPS Final Rule

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  • October 3, 2022

    TTAG Comment on Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities

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  • September 13, 2022

    TTAG Letter re Comments on the OPPS Proposed Rule

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  • September 6, 2022

    TTAG Letter re Comments on CY2023 Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule

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  • August 31, 2022

    TTAG Comments on the Request for Information re: the Medicare Advantage Program

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  • August 26, 2022

    TTAG Letter on Conditions of Participation for Rural Emergency Hospitals and Critical Access Hospital CoP Updates

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  • August 12, 2022

    TTAG Letter re CMS-1766-P HIE Provisions

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  • July 13, 2022

    TTAG Letter Requesting CMS Require Medicare Advantage Plans Reimburse IHS and Tribal Hospitals at the IHS OMB All-Inclusive Encounter Rate

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  • June 27, 2022

    TTAG Comment Letter on Revisions to Medicare Enrollment Rules

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  • June 17, 2022

    TTAG Comment Letter on FY 2023 IPPS Proposed Rule

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  • June 9, 2022

    TTAG Comment Letter to CMS on Mandatory Minimum Staffing Levels in LTC Facilities

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  • May 4, 2022

    TTAG Letter to CCIIO on 2021 Marketplace Data

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  • March 7, 2022

    Letter to CMS on the Medicare Program; Contract Year 2023 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program

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  • February 24, 2022

    TTAG letter to CMS on Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long Term Acute Care Hospital (LTCH) Final Rule with Comment Period

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  • January 3, 2022

    TTAG letter on the CMS Vaccine Omnibus Final Rule with Comment (CMS-3415-IFC)

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  • September 13, 2021

    TTAG letter on Revisions to Payment Policies under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Quality Payment Program and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2022

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  • July 26, 2021

    TTAG letter on the Massachusetts Section 1115 Demonstration Project

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  • July 16, 2021

    TTAG letter to CMS on Medicaid “clinic” services

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  • June 28, 2021

    TTAG letter on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long Term Acute Care Hospital (LTCH) Proposed Rule (CMS-1752-P)

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  • May 6, 2021

    TTAG letter to HHS on HIPAA Privacy Rule (HHS-OCR-0945-AA00)

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  • April 2, 2021

    TTAG letter on the Solicitation of New Safe Harbors and Special Fraud Alerts, OIG-128-N

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  • February 16, 2021

    TTAG Response to OIG-128-N and Resubmission of Proposal Sent in 2019

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  • February 12, 2021

    TTAG comment on OIG-128-N

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  • February 2, 2021

    TTAG comment on CMS-1736-FC

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  • December 23, 2020

    TTAG comment on “Additional Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency” (CMS-9912-IFC)

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  • December 23, 2020

    TTAG comment on “Effective and Innovative Approaches/Best Practices in Health Care in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic”

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  • December 21, 2020

    TTAG comment on CMS’s “Request for Information on Redundant, Overlapping, or Inconsistent Regulations”

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  • December 4, 2020

    TTAG comment on HHS’s Proposed Rule, “Securing Updated and Necessary Statutory Evaluations Timely,” (SUNSET) (RIN 0991–AC24)

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  • December 3, 2020

    TTAG comment on CMS’s “Basic Health Program; Federal Funding Methodology for Program Year 2022” (CMS-2438-PN)

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  • October 5, 2020

    TTAG comment on CMS’s “Revisions to Payment Policies under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, Quality Payment Program and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2021” (CMS-1734-P)

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  • October 3, 2020

    TTAG comment on “Federal Tort Claims Act Program Deeming Sponsorship Application for Free Clinics” (OMB No. 0915-0293)

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  • July 10, 2020

    TTAG comment on CMS’s “Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Medicare Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long Term Acute Care Hospital (LTCH) Proposed Rule” (CMS-1735-P)

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  • July 7, 2020

    TTAG comment on CMS’s “Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency” (CMS-5531-IFC)

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  • June 26, 2020

    TTAG comment on “Oklahoma’s SoonerCare 2.0 HAO Demonstration Waiver”

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  • June 10, 2020

    TTAG comment on a “Request for CMS Rulemaking: Making the IHS Medicare Outpatient Encounter Rate Available to All Indian Outpatient Programs”

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  • June 1, 2020

    TTAG comment on CMS’s “Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (CMS-1744-IFC) – Tribal Recommendations and Requests”

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  • May 27, 2020

    TTAG Follow-Up Letter to May 13 Teleconference Call “Tribal Recommendations/Requests from May 13 TTAG Meeting – Dissemination of Provider Relief Fund to Indian Country, Four Walls, Extension of 100% FMAP”

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  • April 11, 2020

    TTAG Letter to CMS Making Recommendations on HHS’ Public Health & Social Emergency Funding Distribution

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  • March 31, 2020

    TTAG comment on CMS’s request to “Extend clinic “four walls” enforcement grace period one year”

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  • February 1, 2020

    TTAG Letter re: Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation

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  • December 23, 2019

    TTAG Letter to the HHS Office of the Inspector General, Anti-kickback Statute

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  • September 15, 2019

    TTAG Letter on Utah Per Capita Cap 1115 Demonstration

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  • September 13, 2019

    TTAG Letter on Access to Covered Medicaid Services (CMS-2406-P2)

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  • July 2, 2019

    TTAG Letter on Section 1332 Waivers RFI

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  • June 3, 2019

    TTAG Letter on CMS/ONC Interoperability Rules

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  • May 9, 2019

    TTAG Letter to CMS requesting a Managed Care Subcommittee and Symposium

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  • May 2, 2019

    TTAG comments on Basic Health Program; Federal Funding Methodology for Program Years 2019 and 2020

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  • April 11, 2019

    TTAG Letter to CCIIO on Second Review of Summary of Benefits and Coverage Documents

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  • February 19, 2019

    Tribal Technical Advisory Group Comments on HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2020

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  • January 30, 2019

    TTAG Letter on Managed Care Issues in Indian Country

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  • January 14, 2019

    Tribal Technical Advisory Group Comments on Medicaid Program; Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) Managed Care (CMS-2408-P)

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  • October 26, 2018

    Tribal Technical Advisory Group Comments on Medicare and State Health Care Programs: Fraud and Abuse: Request for Information Regarding the Anti-Kickback Statute and Beneficiary Inducements CMP (OIG-0803-N)

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  • August 24, 2018

    Tribal Techical Advisory Group Comments on Medicare Program – RFI Regarding the Physician Self-Referral Law (CMS-1720-NC)

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  • August 14, 2018

    Tribal Technical Advisory Group Follow-Up Items from July Face-to-Face Meeting

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  • June 25, 2018

    Medicare Program; Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment Systems and Proposed Policy Changes and Fiscal Year 2019 Rates; Proposed Quality Reporting Requirements for Specific Providers; Proposed Medicare and Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Programs (Promoting Interoperability Programs) Requirements for Eligible Hospitals, Critical Access Hospitals, and Eligible Professionals; Medicare Cost Reporting Requirements; and Physician Certification and Recertification of claims (CMS-1694-P)

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  • April 18, 2018

    Request for Modifications to Marketplace Application Process to Prevent Loss of Comprehensive Indian-Specific Cost-Sharing Protections for AI/ANs

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  • March 9, 2018

    Comments on Standards Related to Reinsurance, Risk Corridors, and Risk Adjustment (CMS-1041/OMB control number 0938-1155)

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  • February 14, 2018

    Exemption of Indian Health Service (IHS) Beneficiaries from Medicaid Work and Community Engagement Requirements

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  • October 17, 2017

    Request for Current American Indian and Alaska Native Enrollment Data for Health Insurance Marketplaces

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  • August 21, 2017

    Medicare Program: CY 2018 Updates to the Quality Payment Program Proposed Rule (CMS-5522-P) Comment

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  • July 12, 2017

    Reducing Regulatory Burdens Imposed by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act & Improving Healthcare Choices to Empower Patients Proposed Rule and Request for Information (CMS-9928-NC)

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  • June 13, 2017

    Medicaid Reform Priorities for the Indian Health System Letter to HHS Secretary Tom Price and CMS Administrator Seema Verma

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  • June 13, 2017

    Medicare Program: Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System; Provider Based Status of IHS and Tribal Facilities Proposed Rule (CMS-1677-P)

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  • May 2, 2017

    TTAG Work Requirements Letter to Administrator Verma

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  • March 30, 2017

    TTAG Priorities Letter to Administrator Verma

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  • March 7, 2017

    Affordable Care Act (ACA); Market Stabilization Proposed Rule (CMS-9929-P)

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  • March 7, 2017

    Tribal Priorities with new policies around Medicaid, Medicaid, and the Marketplace for the Trump Administration

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  • December 22, 2016

    Request for Five-Year Grace Period for States and Tribes to Designate Tribal Clinics as Medicaid FQHCs, and pay them under an Alternative Payment Methodology, to mitigate the “Four Walls” Interpretation of the Medicaid Clinic Benefit

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  • September 6, 2016

    Medicare Program: Proposed Expansion of the Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program Model (CMS-1654-P)

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  • September 6, 2016

    Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems and Quality Reporting Programs (CMS-1656-P)

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  • August 22, 2016

    Draft Tribal Standard Terms and Conditions for Waivers

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  • June 27, 2016

    Medicare Program: Merit-Based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Alternative Payment Model (APM) Incentive under the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS)

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  • June 23, 2016

    Request for State-Based Marketplace Data Letter

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  • June 17, 2016

    Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System for Acute Care Hospitals and Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System (CMS-1655-P)

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  • April 21, 2016

    Medicaid Outpatient Drugs Final Rule Letter to CMS

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  • March 22, 2016

    Access to AI/AN Enrollment Data Request to Secretary Burwell

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  • February 29, 2016

    CMS Information Request, CMS-R-284 Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection (MSIS and T-MSIS)

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  • February 29, 2016

    Information Request on PQRS and eRX, CMS-10519

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  • February 26, 2016

    Waivers for State Innovation, CMS-9936-N

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  • February 1, 2016

    RFI: Certification Frequency and Requirements, CMS-3323-NC

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  • December 21, 2015

    Notice of Benefits and Payment Parameters for 2016, CMS-9944-P

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  • November 17, 2015

    CMS 100% FMAP Reimbursement Proposal Comment

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  • November 17, 2015

    Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) Implementation Comments

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  • October 14, 2015

    Grandfathered Provider- Based Facility to Grandfathered Tribal FQHCs Letter to CMS

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  • September 30, 2015

    Response to Request for Tribal Consultation on QHP Referrals for Limited CostSharing Variation Plans

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  • September 8, 2015

    Medicare Program; Revisions to Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2016 – Grandfathered Tribal FQHCs, CMS-1631-P

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  • August 4, 2015

    ECP Data Collection to Support QHP Certification for PY 2017, CMS-10561

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  • July 27, 2015

    Medicaid and CHIP, Medicaid Managed Care Proposed Rules, CMS-2390-P

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  • July 9, 2015

    Medicare Provider-Based Status for Indian Health Service and Indian Tribal Health Program Facilities, TTAG Letter to CMS

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  • June 26, 2015

    TTAG Meeting Request to OIG Regarding an Update on Indian-Specific Safe Harbors to the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute

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  • June 26, 2015

    Report on Definition of Who is Eligible for Benefits and Protections Provided to Indians, TTAG Letter to CMS

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  • June 26, 2015

    Request for Confirmation that Eligibility Determinations for Indian-Specific Cost-Sharing Protections Are Being Made Consistent with ACA and Implementing Regulations, TTAG Letter to CCIIO

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  • June 15, 2015

    Comments on Proposed Rule for Stage 1 and 2 Meaningful Use, CMS-3311-P

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  • June 2, 2015

    TTAG 100% FMAP Letter to CMS

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  • May 29, 2015

    Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Electronic Health Record Incentive Program-Stage 3, CMS-3310-P

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  • March 2, 2015

    Solicitation of New Safe Harbors and Special Fraud Alerts, OIG-123-N

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  • February 28, 2015

    Summary of Benefits and Coverage and Uniform Glossary Proposed Rule, CMS-9938-P

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  • January 12, 2015

    NAIC Network Adequacy Model Act Comment

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  • January 12, 2015

    CCIIO Issuer Letter Comment

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  • January 8, 2015

    Request for the Creation of a CCIIO-Tribal Working group

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  • December 24, 2014

    Revisions to Payment Under Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2015, CMS-1612-FC

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  • December 22, 2014

    Notice of Benefits and Payments Parameters for 2016, CMS-9944-P

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  • December 19, 2014

    Request for Information on Contract offers made by Issuers of Qualified Health Plans, Letter to Marilyn Tavenner

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  • December 2, 2014

    OIG–403–P3: Medicare and State Health Care Programs: Fraud and Abuse; Revisions to Safe Harbors Under the Anti-Kickback Statute, and Civil Monetary Penalty Rules Regarding Beneficiary Inducements and Gainsharing.

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  • October 1, 2014

    CMS Tribal Consultation Policy

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  • September 25, 2014

    CMS-10515, Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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  • September 9, 2014

    Comment on revisions and additions to the Non-Binding Criteria for Implementing Permissive Exclusion Authority under the Social Security Act. (OIG-1271-N)

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  • August 28, 2014

    Comment concerning the extension of eligibility for the Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) program to certain part-time employees (RIN 3206-AM86)

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  • August 1, 2014

    Comments on Marketplace Call Center Scripts

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  • July 28, 2014

    Comment on Annual Eligibility Redeterminations for Exchange Participation and Insurance Affordibility Programs and Associated CMS Guidance on Annual Redeterminations for Coverage for 2015. (CMS-9941-P)

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  • July 8, 2014

    Comments on Medicare and State Health Care Programs: Fraud and Abuse; Revisions to the Office of Inspector General’s Civil Monetary Penalty Rules and Exclusion Authority, OIG–403–P, P2

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  • June 16, 2014

    Comments on Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Fire Safety Requirements for Certain Health Care Facilities, CMS-3277-P

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  • June 10, 2014

    Request for Information Regarding Provider Non Discrimination, CMS-9942-NC

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  • May 29, 2014

    Qualified Health Plans and Indian-specific Cost-sharing Variations, letter to CCIIO

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  • May 13, 2014

    Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Third Party Payment of Qualified Health Care Premiums, CMS-9943-IFO

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  • May 12, 2014

    Health Care Reform Insurance Portal Requirements, CMS-10320 (OCN: 0938-1086)

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  • April 28, 2014

    Minimal Essential Coverage and Other Rules Regarding the Shared Responsibility Payment for Individuals, CC:PA:LPD:PR (REG-141036-13)

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  • April 21, 2014

    Comments on Exchange and Insurance Market Standards for 2015 and Beyond,

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  • January 22, 2014

    Basic Health Program Proposed Federal Funding Methodology for 2015, CMS-2380-PN

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  • January 21, 2014

    Comments on CMS-3288-NC; Qualified Health Plan Quality Rating System

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  • January 14, 2014

    Response to CMS Request to Review CMS Guidance to Qualified Health Plans regarding Cost-sharing Protections under Contract Health Services

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  • January 13, 2014

    Response to CMS Request to Review Draft CMS Application Instructions for Indian-Specific Exemptions from the Tax Penalty for Not Maintaining Minimum Essential Coverage

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  • September 30, 2013

    Comments on Request for Information Regarding Nondiscrimination in Certain Health Programs and Activities, 1557 RFI (RIN 0945–AA02)

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  • September 20, 2013

    CMS-10493-Medicaid Survey

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  • September 13, 2013

    Computer Matching Agreement between the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, for the Verification of Household Income and Family Size for Insurance Affordability Programs and Exemptions: CMS Computer Match No. 2013–08; HHS Computer Match No. 1309

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  • May 7, 2013

    CMS-2349-IF: Medicaid Program; Eligibility Changes under the Affordable Care Act of 2010

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  • May 6, 2013

    CMS 9955-P Standards for Navigators and Non-Navigator Assistance Personnel

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  • May 2, 2013

    REG-148500-12; Shared Responsibility Payment for Not Maintaining Minimum Essential Coverage

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  • May 2, 2013

    Shared Responsibility Payment for Not Maintaining Essential Coverage, REG-148500-12

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  • April 30, 2013

    CMS-9964-IFC, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Amendments to the HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2014

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  • April 1, 2013

    CMS-9964-P-2: ACA Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans; Small Business Health Options Program

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  • March 18, 2013

    CMS-9958-P; Eligibility for Exemptions; Miscellaneous Minimum Essential Coverage Provisions

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  • March 15, 2013

    Comments on Draft CCIIO Letter to Issuers

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  • February 28, 2013

    CMS 10440, 10439, 10438 Exchange application for health insurance, SHOP application for employers, & SHOP application for employees

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  • February 21, 2013

    CMS 2334-P Medicaid, CHIP, Health Insurance Marketplaces Eligibility and Enrollment

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  • January 22, 2013

    Re: CMS-10434: MACPro: New CMS Online System for State Plan Amendments, Waivers, and Demonstrations

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  • January 4, 2013

    RE: OPM Multi-State Plans

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  • December 31, 2012

    RE: Comments on CMS-9964-P; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2014

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  • December 26, 2012

    RE: Comments regarding CMS-9972-P; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Health Insurance Market Rules; Rate Review

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  • December 18, 2012

    RE: TTAG Comments on Draft Model Qualified Health Plan (QHP) Addendum

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  • December 7, 2012

    RE: Comments on DHHS Tribal Consultation

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  • November 16, 2012

    RE: Comments of CMS-10445; Survey regarding the Medicare Advantage Quality Bonus Payment Demonstration

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  • November 6, 2012

    RE: Comments of CMS-10003 / ONC: 0938-0829; Notice of Denial of Medical Coverage (or Payment)

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  • October 22, 2012

    RE: TTAG Comments on Draft Multi-State Plan Program Application

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  • September 13, 2012

    RE: Comments of CMS-10320/OCN 0938-1086; Health Care Reform Insurance Web Portal Requirements

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  • September 10, 2012

    RE: Tribal Consultation in State Exchange and Partnership Planning

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  • September 4, 2012

    RE: 1. Data Collection to Support Qualified Health Plan Certification and Other Financial Management and Exchange Operations (CMS-10433),2. Data Collection to Support Eligibility Determinations and Enrollment for Employees in the Small Business Health Options Program (CMS-10438)and 4. Data Collection to Support the Data Collection to Support Eligibility Determinations for Insurance Affordability Programs and Enrollment through Affordable Insurance Exchanges, Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program Agencies CMS-10440)

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  • August 30, 2012

    RE: Comments on 005010X307 – 834 Health Insurance Exchange: Enrollment

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  • August 17, 2012

    Re: TTAG Comments on [OIG–1301–N]: Solicitation of Information and Recommendations for Revising OIG’s Provider Self-Disclosure Protocol

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  • June 13, 2012

    RE: Comments on the General Guidance on Federally-facilitated Exchanges

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  • April 10, 2012

    RE: National Data Hub

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  • April 2, 2012

    Re: CMS-2345-P: Comments on Medicaid Program; Outpatient Drugs

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  • January 31, 2012

    RE: Comments on HHS Essential Health Benefits Bulletin

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  • October 31, 2011

    Re: Comment on IRS REG-131491-1: Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit

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  • October 31, 2011

    Re: Comments on CMS-9989-P: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans

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  • October 31, 2011

    Re: Comments on CMS-2349-P: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Medicaid Program; Eligibility Changes Under the Affordable Care Act of 2010

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  • September 27, 2011

    Re: Comments on CMS-9975-P: Standards Related to Reinsurance, Risk Corridors and Risk Adjustment

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  • September 16, 2011

    Re: Comments on CMS-9983-P: Establishment of Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) Program

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  • August 30, 2011

    Re: I/T/U Addendum to Prescription Drug Plans (PDP): Revision of Current Collection [CMS-10137]

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  • May 26, 2011

    Re: TTAG Statement on May 13 All Tribes Call Regarding Eligibility of FQHCs that are Tribal Clinics to Electronic Health Record Incentive Payments

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  • May 13, 2011

    RE: Subject: Application, Review, and Reporting Process for Waivers for State Innovation (CMS-9987-P)

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  • April 13, 2011

    Re: Request for Face to Face Meeting with Dr. Berwick

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  • April 13, 2011

    Re: Enabling Indian Sponsorship Under the Exchange Plans

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  • April 13, 2011

    Re: Addendum for Indian Health Care Providers

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  • March 24, 2011

    Re: Determination of Patient Volume in Tribal and Urban Indian Health Programs for Meaningful Use Incentives

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  • March 24, 2011

    Re: Request for Meetings with Appropriate CMS Staff regarding 1) Determination of Required Patient Volume for Meaningful Use Incentives and 2) Potential Changes in Medicaid Pharmacy Reimbursement

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  • March 24, 2011

    Re: Implementation of Section 405(c) of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act

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  • March 24, 2011

    Re: TTAG Paper on ITU Are Essential Community Providers

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  • January 11, 2011

    Re: Medicare Program; Proposed Changes to the Medicare Advantage and the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit programs for Contract Year 2012 and Other Proposed Changes [CMS-4144-P]

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  • December 3, 2010

    RE: Indian Health Addendum for Medicare Part D Pharmacy Contracts – Further Comments on CMS-10137 and CMS-10237; FED. REG. NOTICE June 11, 2010

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  • November 16, 2010

    Re: Medicare, Medicaid, and Children’s Health Insurance Programs; Additional Screening Requirements, Application Fees, Temporary Enrollment Moratoria, Payment Suspensions and Compliance Plans for Providers and Suppliers [CMS-6028-P]

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  • November 15, 2010

    Re: Review and Approval Process for Section 1115 Demonstrations [CMS-2325-P]

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  • October 21, 2010

    Re: The Definition of “Indian” under the ACA, Approved by TTAG – October 13, 2010

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  • October 6, 2010

    Re: Invitation to attend the November 9th, 2010 TTAG Face-to-Face meeting

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  • September 20, 2010

    RE: IHS Billing Arrangements with Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs

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  • August 17, 2010

    Re: TTAG Recommended Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Outcome Measures

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  • August 10, 2010

    Re: Part C -Medicare Advantage Application and 1876 Cost Plan Expansion Application – CY 2012 (Medicare Part D I/T/U Addendum): FR Doc 2010-13898 [CMS-10137 and CMS-10237]

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  • August 9, 2010

    RE: PPACA TTAG Rec Outcome Measures

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  • January 13, 2010

    Re: Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Electronic Health Records Incentive Program: FR Doc E9-31217 [CMS-2009-0117-0002]

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  • January 12, 2010

    Re: Thank you for the December 28, 2009 “Dear State Health Official” letter regarding clarifications about the Citizenship Documentation requirements

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  • December 18, 2009

    Re: Interstate Coordinated Enrollment and Coverage Process for Low-Income Children: FR Doc 67232-67234 [CMS -2311-NC]

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  • April 27, 2009

    Re: Final Rule: Delay of Effective Date and Reopening of Comment Period: Medicaid Program: Premiums and Cost Sharing: 74 Fed. Reg. 13348

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  • April 15, 2009

    Re: Call for National Tribal Consultation on Medicaid Administrative Match (MAM)

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  • March 19, 2009

    Re: Herb Kuhn Response Letter Dated January 16, 2009 Regarding Medicaid Administrative Match (MAM)

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  • February 25, 2009

    Re: Implementation of Tribal Enrollment Documentation as Proof of Citizenship for Medicaid and CHIP Eligiblity

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  • February 25, 2009

    Re: Issuance of a State Medicaid Director Letter Directing the Acceptance of Tribal Documents to Prove U.S. Citizenship for Purposes of Eligibility for Medicaid and CHIP

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  • October 17, 2008

    Re: Proposed Rule: CMS-2249-P, Medicaid Program: Home and Community-Based State Plan Services

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  • June 3, 2008

    Re: Proposed Rule: CMS-0013-P: HIPAA Administrative Simplification: Modification to Medical Data Code Set Standards to Adopt ICD-10-CFM and ICD-PCS

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  • March 24, 2008

    Re: CMS-2244-P, Premium and Cost Sharing

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  • March 24, 2008

    Re: CMS-2232-P, Medicaid Benefit Package

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  • October 11, 2007

    Re: Letter to Senate Finance Committee

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  • April 4, 2007

    Re: CMS Tribal Consultation Policy

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  • March 19, 2007

    Re: Medicaid Administrative Match

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  • February 12, 2007

    Re: Medicaid Prescription Proposed Rule

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  • January 31, 2007

    Re: Across State Borders

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  • January 31, 2007

    Re: Citizenship

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  • August 9, 2006

    Re: Comments to Interim Final Rule on Citizenship Documentation

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  • July 25, 2006

    Re: Native American Coordinators

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  • June 23, 2006

    Re: Citizenship Guidance

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  • May 18, 2006

    Re: Citizenship Language

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  • May 12, 2006

    Re: Proof of U.S. Citizenship for Medicaid

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  • April 10, 2006

    Re: Equitable Relief

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  • April 7, 2006

    Re: Medicare Part D Implementation Issues

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  • February 11, 2005

    Re: Medicare Part D Implementation in Indian Country — Payment Rate Issue

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  • November 23, 2004

    Re: Thanking Administrator for Positive Collaboration with Indian Health Service and Tribes for Regional Trainings on Medicare Drug Discount Card Program

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  • October 4, 2004

    Re: Adverse Impact of the MMA’s Dual Eligible Provisions on the Indian Health Care System

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  • September 30, 2004

    Re: TTAG Endorsement of Comments for MMA Part C Regulations Developed by NIHB with Comments attached

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  • September 30, 2004

    Re: TTAG Endorsement of Comments for MMA Part D Regulations Developed by NIHB with Comments attached

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  • July 22, 2004

    Re: CMS Open Door Forums on Part C and D specific to AI/AN issues

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  • July 15, 2004

    Re: Medicare Like Rates, Section 506 of the Medicare Modernization Act

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  • July 14, 2004

    Re: Indian Principles for Medicare Part C of the Medicare Modernization Act and Proposed Guidelines for Implementation

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  • June 28, 2004

    Re: Recommendations for CMS to consider when drafting regulations for Part D of the Medicare Modernization Act

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  • April 5, 2004

    Re: tribal organizations as recipients of Medicaid Administrative Match (MAM)

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  • March 22, 2004

    Re: use of VISTA and Americorps volunteers by the HORIZONS program for Medicare outreach

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  • February 19, 2004

    Re: outreach and education for Medicare drug card

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  • January 14, 2003

    Re: Comments on final interim rule regarding implementation of discount drug card and transitional assistance

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