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Two Briefs Explain Provisions for an
Increase in Federal Medicaid Matching Funds for the COVID-19 Pandemic and
Medicaid Coverage of Coronavirus Testing for the Uninsured
Two
new explainers from KFF answer key questions about new provisions in federal
law that can help states utilize Medicaid in their response to the COVID-19
pandemic.
The
Families First Coronavirus Response Act, amended by the Coronavirus Aid,
Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, authorizes a 6.2 percentage point
increase in federal Medicaid matching funds. The extra funds ae designed to
help pay for the increased need for services, such as testing and treatment
during the COVID-19 public health emergency, as well as increased Medicaid
enrollment as more people lose jobs and income and qualify for the program
during the economic downturn.
The
new law also creates an optional Medicaid eligibility pathway, with 100
percent federal matching funds, for states to cover coronavirus testing and
testing-related services for uninsured individuals. Individuals are
considered uninsured if they are not enrolled in another federal health care
program, such as Medicare or Veterans Administration coverage or a commercial
group or individual health plan. An exception is that individuals in
short-term, limited duration private health plans do qualify as “uninsured”
for the new group.
For
more information on how both provisions work, and how states can implement
them, view the full explainers:
For
more data and analyses about Medicaid and the COVID-19 pandemic, visit kff.org.
Filling
the need for trusted information on national health issues, the Kaiser Family Foundation is
a nonprofit organization based in San Francisco, California.
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Monday, May 4, 2020
Medicaid and COVID-19: Key Questions About Two New Provisions in Federal Law
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