Modern Healthcare (9/3, Subscription Publication) reports that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services “is making permanent a fast-track avenue for Medicaid enrollment through the federal program that provides food assistance for low-income Americans.” The agency said in a letter to Medicaid directors that states facing backlogs in enrolling Medicaid beneficiaries will be able to continue using data from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to identify eligible individuals. “We are pleased to be able to provide states with additional opportunities to facilitate enrollment of eligible individuals in Medicaid, and encourage states that have not adopted any of these options, as well as states that need additional assistance, to contact us,” CMS said.
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