Fierce Health Payers September 24, 2021
The Biden administration plans to lean heavily on the Affordable Care Act’s insurance exchanges to sign up people who may quickly drop off Medicaid’s rolls once the public health emergency ends, according to the head of Medicare and Medicaid.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure said that the agency realizes states have a pending dilemma with how to redetermine Medicaid eligibility after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency ends, which could be some time next year. The emergency prevented states from dropping Medicaid beneficiaries from the program.
Brooks-LaSure spoke of the issue on Friday during the Medicaid Health Plans of America conference in Washington. The group represents the Medicaid managed care industry.
“We do understand...
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