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GAO-09-259R 1 (2008-12-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadwwe0001 and id is 1 raw text is: im T I IAccountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 B-317565 December 16, 2008 The Honorable Max Baucus Chairman The Honorable Charles E. Grassley Ranking Minority Member Committee on Finance United States Senate The Honorable Charles B. Rangel Chairman The Honorable Jim McCrery Ranking Minority Member Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives Subject: Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Medicaid Program, State Flexibility for Medicaid Benefit Packages Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), entitled Medicaid Program; State Flexibility for Medicaid Benefit Packages (RIN: 0938-AO48). We received the rule on December 3, 2008. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on December 3, 2008. 73 Fed. Reg. 73,694. The final rule implements provisions of section 6044 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (Pub. L No. 109 - 171, 120 Stat. 4, 88 (Feb. 8, 2006)), which amends the Social Security Act by adding a new section 1937 related to the coverage of medical assistance under approved state plans. It also provides states increased flexibility under an approved state plan to define the scope of covered medical assistance by offering coverage of benchmark or benchmark-equivalent benefit packages to certain Medicaid recipients. The final rule has an effective date of February 2, 2009. Enclosed is our assessment of the CMS's compliance with the procedural steps required by section 801(a)(1)(B)(i) through (iv) of title 5 with respect to the rule. Our review indicates that CMS complied with the applicable requirements. GAO-09-259R

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