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CMS releases grades for state Medicaid, children’s insurance program

By Robert King
Published June 4, 2018 7:01pm ET
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CMS releases grades for state Medicaid, children’s insurance program
"The former administration set it up where they had a lot of upfront requirements for states," Verma said about the waiver process under former President Barack Obama. | (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Trump administration released a new scorecard to show the quality of state programs for Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released the first scorecard for CHIP and Medicaid on Monday. The goal is to provide greater transparency on how state programs that manage Medicaid and CHIP are faring in terms of quality.

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