Modern Healthcare
By: Virgil Dickson
New Hampshire’s Medicaid waiver request has not been approved by CMS, because it imposed a work requirement of 30 hours per week for their Medicaid’s beneficiaries. It also required that all adults were U.S. citizens with two forms of IDs, and for non-emergency visits to the emergency room to cost $8 for the first visit and $25 for each other visit. However, CMS is allowing for New Hampshire to reapply for Medicaid.
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That proposal, “would cause massive delays in coverage for many Medicaid beneficiaries,” Georgetown Center for Children and Families said in a comment. The current process that verifies identification through data matches is quick and accurate, the center added.
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