Events
CMS All Tribes Consultation Webinar: Overview of Streamlining Medicaid Eligibility and Enrollment Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
October 26, 2022 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm CDT
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Division of Tribal Affairs, in collaboration with the Children & Adults Health Programs Group, is holding this All Tribes Consultation Webinar Wednesday, October 26, from 2-3 p.m. Eastern time to share an overview of CMS’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) (CMS-2421-P) Streamlining the Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program, and Basic Health Program Application, Eligibility Determination, Enrollment, and Renewal Processes.
Purpose: The purpose of the All Tribes’ Consultation Webinar is for CMS subject matter experts to provide an overview of proposed changes to simplify the processes for eligible individuals to enroll and retain eligibility in Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and the Basic Health Program. Participants can ask questions and make comments, however, for comments to be considered they must be in writing and sent either electronically or by mail, received no later than 5 p.m. Eastern time November 7, and must follow instructions for comment submission as outlined in the federal register notice. When commenting, refer to file code CMS-2421-P.
Background: The NPRM was developed in response to President Biden’s Executive Order on Strengthening Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act (January 2021) and Executive Order on Continuing to Strengthen Americans’ Access to Affordable Quality Health Coverage (April 2022), which direct federal agencies to reduce unnecessary barriers and identify opportunities to help more people enroll in quality health coverage. This NPRM would:
- Remove barriers and facilitate enrollment of new applicants, particularly those dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid;
- Align enrollment and renewal requirements for most individuals in Medicaid;
- Establish beneficiary protections related to returned mail;
- Create timeliness requirements for redeterminations of eligibility in Medicaid and CHIP;
- Make transitions between programs easier;
- Eliminate access barriers for children enrolled in CHIP, and
- Modernize recordkeeping requirements to ensure proper documentation of eligibility and enrollment.