Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S1778-1779)
The bill requires every State and territory to apply an electronic integrated Medicaid asset verification program to all applicants and recipients, removing prior exceptions for certain populations.
It mandates States adopt a resources eligibility test at or below Supplemental Security Income (SSI) resource limits, preserves continuous eligibility for pregnant women and children, and phases in implementation with limited delay authority.
CMS must track Federal Medicaid savings from the asset verification requirement, require specific state reporting as part of PERM reviews, and may enforce compliance through corrective action plans.
Contentious nationwide Medicaid eligibility changes with regulatory burdens and partisan implications; moderate compromise features reduce but do not eliminate barriers.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a clearly drafted substantive policy change that amends specific provisions of the Social Security Act to extend asset verification and implement a resources test, and it establishes reporting, tracking, and corrective-action processes. The statutory amendments and timelines are explicit, and integration with existing statutory programs is direct.
Left emphasizes coverage loss risks; right emphasizes fraud reduction and savings.
Left emphasizes coverage loss risks; right emphasizes fraud reduction and savings.
Likely skeptical and generally opposed.
Sees expanded asset checks and a strict resources test as increased barriers that may reduce coverage for vulnerable people.
May acknowledge intent to reduce improper payments but worries about administrative churn and harm to low-income, elderly, and disabled beneficiaries.
Mixed cautious support for program integrity coupled with concern about implementation and costs.
Wants evidence that asset verification yields net savings after administrative and IT costs and that it won't unduly cut eligible people off.
Supports phased rollout, monitoring, and corrective action provisions if adequately resourced.
Likely broadly supportive.
Views expanded asset verification and a resources test tied to SSI limits as necessary to prevent improper payments and protect taxpayers.
Appreciates federal enforcement, reporting, and the ability to hold States to account for eligibility determinations.
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Contentious nationwide Medicaid eligibility changes with regulatory burdens and partisan implications; moderate compromise features reduce but do not eliminate barriers.
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Left emphasizes coverage loss risks; right emphasizes fraud reduction and savings.
Contentious nationwide Medicaid eligibility changes with regulatory burdens and partisan implications; moderate compromise features reduce…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a clearly drafted substantive policy change that amends specific provisions of the Social Security Act to extend asset verification and implement a resources test,…
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