Medicaid: Removing Deceased People from Enrollment
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Key Points
Starting in 2027, states would be required to check a national list of deaths every three months. They will use this list to see if anyone currently signed up for Medicaid has passed away.
If the records show a person has died, the state must stop making Medicaid payments for them and remove them from the program. This ensures that government health care money is only being used for people who are still alive.
To protect people from mistakes, the bill requires states to fix errors quickly. If a living person is accidentally marked as deceased and loses their coverage, the state must put them back on the program immediately and cover them for the time they were missing.
This rule would apply to all 50 states and Washington, D.C. While states can still use their own local methods to find out when someone dies, they would now be required to use the national database as a backup at least four times a year.
Milestones
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Feb 18, 2025House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 18, 2025
Introduced in House
Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
LIVE Beneficiaries Act
Bill NumberHR 1403
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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