CMS Issues Final Rule “Streamlining Medicaid; Medicare Savings Programs Eligibility Determination and Enrollment”
On September 18, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule to streamline enrollment in the Medicare Savings Programs (MSPs), helping to increase participation in the MSPs by an estimated 860,000 people. The MSPs, run by state Medicaid programs, cover Medicare premiums and, in most cases, cost-sharing for more than 10 million older adults and people with disabilities who have limited incomes. Only about half of eligible people are currently enrolled, in part due to cumbersome application and verification processes. CMS also estimates the final rule will save older adults and people with disabilities nearly 19 million hours in paperwork each year and reduce state administrative burden by over 2 million hours...
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