Twelve Illinois lawmakers, including U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R) and U.S. Rep. Judy Biggert (R) have asked CMS Administrator Donald Berwick, MD, to review the agency's decision to prohibit the state's Medicaid program for requiring Medicaid applicants to show income and state residency documentation, according to a report by the American Medical Association's amednews.com.
CMS essentially struck down the law, which would have taken effect July 1, saying the procedural change would require stricter measures than were effective before the passing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on March 23, 2010. Under the ACA, states that restrict eligibility standards after this date are not eligible for federal Medicaid funding, according to the report.
The lawmakers stressed that the documentation is only intended to verify eligibility, not restrict it and could save the state millions.
Read the amednews.com report on Illinois Medicaid.
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CMS essentially struck down the law, which would have taken effect July 1, saying the procedural change would require stricter measures than were effective before the passing of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on March 23, 2010. Under the ACA, states that restrict eligibility standards after this date are not eligible for federal Medicaid funding, according to the report.
The lawmakers stressed that the documentation is only intended to verify eligibility, not restrict it and could save the state millions.
Read the amednews.com report on Illinois Medicaid.
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