Potential Effects of the Proposed Medicaid Eligibility Rule for Newly Enrolled Medicare-Medicaid Enrollees

KFF Health News November 30, 2022
Priya Chidambaram, Alice Burns

On August 31, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule designed to make it easier for people to obtain and maintain coverage in Medicaid. Among the many changes in that rule are several major changes to the eligibility process for people with Medicare who are also eligible for help from Medicaid. CMS proposes to better integrate Medicaid applications with eligibility and enrollment data based on Medicare Part D Low-Income Subsidies (LIS) for prescription drugs. The proposed rule would also automatically enroll some people in Medicare Savings Programs where Medicaid pays their Medicare premiums and, in many cases, cost sharing, for people with limited financial resources.

In this issue brief, we estimate rates of Medicaid coverage...

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