Analysis
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a Informational Bulletin to states to clarify current federal regulations and expectations for completing redeterminations of eligibility for Medicaid and CHIP beneficiaries.
The bulletin is intended as a resource for states that are returning eligibility and enrollment operations to their routine functioning after the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE). Though, the agency intends to issue additional guidance on the end of the PHE.
Primarily, the bullet reminds states of their current obligations to make accurate and timely redeterminations of eligibility both during regular periodic renewals and when the state agency receives information indicating a change in a beneficiary’s circumstances that may impact eligibility.