Posted: | February 24, 2022 09:14 AM |
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From: | Representative Seth M. Grove |
To: | All House members |
Subject: | Medical Assistance Eligibility Redeterminations and Maintenance of Effort |
Soon I will be introducing legislation to require the Dept. of Human Services to initiate a redetermination of eligibility for recipients of Medical Assistance (Medicaid). By way of background, the enhanced FMAP dollars received by the Commonwealth under the federal CARES Act had strings attached. This legislation addresses two of these strings: ineligible recipients and maintenance of effort. Any state accepting enhanced FMAP dollars could not remove ineligible individuals from their Medicaid program and must maintain the same level of funding for all programs. The ban on removing ineligible individuals will shortly expire. Specifically, this legislation will mandate the Department to:
I hope you will join me in cosponsoring this legislation. |
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Introduced as HB2378