LIVE Beneficiaries Act
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became Law
Overview
This bill requires state Medicaid programs to regularly check the Social Security Administration’s Death Master File to identify Medicaid recipients who have passed away. If a recipient is found to be deceased, the state must disenroll them from the program and stop making payments. There is a process for states to reinstate coverage if an error was made in identifying a recipient as deceased.
Key provisions
- States must check the Death Master File quarterly.
- Medicaid recipients identified as deceased must be disenrolled.
- Medicaid payments cease upon death determination.
- States must treat Death Master File information as factual for disenrollment purposes.
- A process exists for states to reinstate coverage if a recipient was incorrectly identified as deceased.
- States can use other electronic data sources to identify potentially deceased beneficiaries, alongside the Death Master File.
Who is affected
- Medicaid recipients
- State Medicaid programs
- Social Security Administration
- Healthcare providers
- Individuals receiving medical assistance
Notable changes
- Requires regular verification of Medicaid recipient status through the Death Master File.
- Establishes a specific process for disenrollment and payment cessation upon death confirmation.
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