Modern Healthcare
By: Virgil Dickson
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reject Indiana’s request to lockout Medicaid beneficiaries who do not efficiently complete the renewal process in time, in order to encourage enrollees ensure their documents by the state’s deadline.
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“At a time when our healthcare system needs to move toward more effective use of our healthcare dollars with improved quality measurement and continuous coverage, a lockout takes us precisely in the wrong direction,” said Joan Alker, executive director of the Georgetown Center for Children and Families. She added that the decision is especially important because other states are watching.
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