CMS Plans Reg Overhaul Of Medicaid Eligibility In Light Of Improper Pay

CMS is planning an overhaul of Medicaid eligibility regulations after the national improper pay estimates for the program hit 14.9% for fiscal 2019, and the agency is developing a proposed rule focused on insufficient recordkeeping, eligibility verification, redeterminations and compliance with eligibility requirements when beneficiaries’ circumstances change. But an analyst at the liberal-leaning Center on Budget and Policy Priorities says such changes would mean more people who should be eligible for Medicaid would lose coverage. The agency on Monday (Nov...