As the end of the Public Health Emergency (PHE) on May 11, 2023 nears, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a number of resources to help with this transition. Included in these resources are FAQs for all CMS programs, including Medicare, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and private insurance. Some additional information includes:

• What Do I Need to Know? CMS Waivers, Flexibilities, and the Transition Forward from the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency fact sheet
• CMS Current Emergencies web page

Additionally, CMS released the  Quality, Safety, & Oversight Memorandum to provide information about:

• Expiration of emergency waivers related to minimum health and safety requirements for long-term care and acute and continuing care providers
• Timelines for certain regulatory requirements issued during the PHE