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“Disaster evacuees should be able to get Medicaid-covered care in another state, states should get federal guidance on quickly using available providers, and communities receiving many evacuees should be able to use emergency health program waivers.”
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“States should let disaster survivors apply with simpler forms, start temporary Medicaid while applications are checked, keep approved people covered during the relief period, backdate coverage for timely applicants, and pause Medicaid or CHIP rechecks in the hardest-hit areas.”
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“States should try to recover disaster Medicaid costs from people found after a fair hearing to have knowingly lied on applications, and some disaster Medicaid payments should not count against states under federal error-rate penalty calculations.”
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“States should report each year on disaster Medicaid enrollment and later Medicaid or CHIP eligibility, and an independent nonprofit should study for five years whether survivors can access Medicaid, mental health care, and home and community-based services.”
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“The federal government should pay the full cost of disaster Medicaid, all Medicaid costs for residents of the hardest-hit areas during the relief period, CHIP costs for children and pregnant people in those areas, and enhanced disaster Medicaid funding for U.S. territories outside normal caps.”
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“HHS should help states prepare Medicaid systems for disaster demand by guiding faster provider enrollment, supporting use of out-of-state providers, planning for higher enrollment, and giving extra implementation time to states that must pass their own laws.”
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“States should be able to serve more disaster survivors at home or in the community by lifting some normal caps and budget tests, and selected states should get federal grants to build disaster response teams for older adults and people with disabilities.”
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“People affected by disasters should be able to avoid coverage gaps through backdated Medicaid, stable disaster Medicaid coverage, paused Medicaid or CHIP renewals in impact areas, short transition extensions for some people, and protection from certain Medicare Part B late-enrollment penalties.”
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