Understanding Medicaid Eligibility
In terms of health care coverage and long-term care, Medicaid is an important federal-state partnership program for seniors and people with disabilities. Qualifications for Medicaid vary by state, with overarching federal guidelines. The Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), a nonprofit organization focusing on national health issues, recently released findings from their 2022 50-state survey on pathways […]
Medicaid Enrollment and Eligibility Changes
CMS has proposed simplifying Medicaid enrollment and increasing the number of people eligible to obtain and maintain coverage. Overall the goal is to streamline applications, verifications, enrollments, and renewals, standardize processes, and reduce red tape. These proposals are a response to the Biden Administration’s January 2021 and April 2022 executive orders to increase access to quality, affordable health coverage […]