CMS Launches Updated Strategic Plan Website

lad3 May 16, 2023

CMS updated its Strategic Plan page to include a new Cross Cutting Initiative (CCI): Oral Health.

Through this CCI, CMS will implement policy changes and consider opportunities through existing authorities to expand access to oral health coverage.

CMS updated the Health Equity Pillar fact sheet that details key actions undertaken by CMS Centers and Offices to advance health equity.

Finally, CMS has added a new fact sheet to the strategy page with updates to the Integrating the 3Ms (Medicare, Medicaid and Marketplace) CCI. The fact sheet outlines how CMS has begun to develop approaches to promote alignment and consistency across programs, promoting seamless continuity of care, including experiences with health care providers and health coverage for people served by the 3 Ms.

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