Improving Address Accuracy for Medicaid and CHIP Health Coverage.
This law mandates that states regularly verify and update the addresses of individuals enrolled in Medicaid and CHIP, starting January 1, 2026. The goal is to ensure citizens receive vital information about their health coverage and prevent the loss of benefits due to outdated contact details. Managed care organizations must also share updated address information with the state.
Key points
States must regularly check and update beneficiary addresses in Medicaid and CHIP using reliable data sources to prevent coverage gaps.
The change aims to maintain continuous health coverage and reduce administrative errors caused by inaccurate contact information.
Managed care organizations are required to transmit updated patient address information to the state, improving data accuracy.
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