CMS Federal Government Medicaid FOIA Request regarding Arkansas Medicaid
June 4, 2026.
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Joseph Tripline, FOIA Officer
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Request summary
Request submitted onJune 4, 2026.
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Contact information
Name
Matthew Colley
Mailing address
867 S 100 w
Franklin, Indiana 46131
United States
Phone number
317-446-1686
Company/organization
Indiana Medicaid Help
Email
[email protected]
Your request
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. § 552), I hereby request electronic copies of existing datasets and agency records managed by the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMCS) regarding monthly state data submissions for the States of Arkansas (AR), Indiana (IN), and Ohio (OH) from June 1, 2025, through the present. Specifically, I request the following: 1. T-MSIS ANALYTIC FILES (TAF): The monthly aggregate file extracts for the specified states and date range, specifically targeting the TAF Demographic and Eligibility (TAF_DE) files and the TAF Other Services (TAF_OT) files containing service delivery metrics, capitation metrics, and authorized service hour data for Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) and 1915(c) waiver enrollment categories. 2. T-MSIS DATA QUALITY (DQ) OUTPUTS: All processing logs, error notifications, and Data Quality validation reports generated via the CMS Outcomes-Based Assessment (OBA) framework or the T-MSIS Operations Dashboard concerning reporting anomalies, completeness degradation, or data cessation for the specified states from January 1, 2026, through the present. 3. STATE CORRESPONDENCE REGARDING REPORTING RESTRICTIONS: All formal communications, deficiency alerts, or administrative updates between CMS regional offices and the respective state Medicaid agencies (Arkansas DMS, Indiana FSSA, Ohio ODM) regarding changes to, implementation of, or data drops associated with independent assessment tools, algorithmic care-hour formulas, or resource utilization groupings. Please deliver these records in machine-readable digital formats (e.g., flat text files, unencrypted CSV/XLSX, or standard database export formats) to [Insert Your Email Address]. If any portions of these records are determined to be exempt, please segregate and release all non-exempt data tables.
Fees
What type of requester are you?
educational
Fee waiver
yes
Fee waiver justification
We are a non-profit 501(c)(3) looking at state spending for Medicaid
Request expedited processing
Expedited processing
no
Terms of service
Terms of Service
yes
