Becker's Healthcare June 12, 2023
HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra is urging states to do more to prevent people from losing Medicaid coverage for procedural reasons.
“I am deeply concerned with the number of people unnecessarily losing coverage, especially those who appear to have lost coverage for avoidable reasons that State Medicaid offices have the power to prevent or mitigate,” Mr. Becerra wrote in a June 12 letter to governors.
In a June 12 news release, CMS said the agency will implement additional flexibilities for states to keep more people covered, including:
- Allowing managed care plans to complete certain parts of renewal forms on beneficiaries’ behalf
- Allowing states to delay Medicaid termination for one month to conduct more targeted outreach to individuals ...
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