CMS Approves Family Planning Section 1115 Demonstration Amendments and Extensions

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Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved amendments to five family planning section 1115 demonstrations to identify sexually transmitted infection (STI)/sexually transmitted disease (STD) screening as a family planning service and, for four demonstrations, STI/STD diagnosis services as a family planning-related service to conform with State Medicaid Director Letters #10-013 , #14-003 , and #16-008 .