Biden Moves to Simplify Medicaid Enrollment, Retention (Correct)

The Biden administration on Wednesday finalized the second portion of a two-part rule that will simplify the enrollment process for beneficiaries covered under Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and the Basic Health Program.

The final rule (RIN 0938-AU00) seeks to create timeliness standards for eligibility redeterminations, make it easier for beneficiaries to transition between programs, and modernize recordkeeping requirements so that eligibility determinations are properly documented.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said its rule will go a long way toward making sure that more than 1 in 4 Americans eligible under the federal health-care programs obtain and ...