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Medicaid Changes: Insurer Responsibility and Insurance Verification

New rules aim to streamline Medicaid's recovery of healthcare costs from other insurers. This means health insurers will have greater responsibility for covering costs before Medicaid does. Additionally, states will be required to verify if individuals seeking Medicaid assistance already have other health insurance coverage.
Key points
Health insurers may become more responsible for covering medical costs before Medicaid does.
States will be required to verify if Medicaid applicants have existing health insurance coverage.
The changes aim to increase state flexibility in recovering funds from third parties.
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Additional Information
Medicaid Third Party Liability Act
Print number: HR 5584
Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Process start date: 2023-09-20