On Friday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) announced long-awaited heightened scrutiny guidance on a key component of the Home and Community Based Settings (HCBS) Rule. The HCBS Settings Rule regulates Medicaid-funded supports provided in the community that help people with disabilities live life like everyone else. The guidance comes in the form of FAQs and focuses on a component of the regulation that will allow states to submit a package of settings that do not appear to comply wit...
