Ensuring Medicaid Funding Stability for US Territories Through Cap Redistribution.
This law aims to ensure continuous healthcare access for residents of US territories (like Guam or the Virgin Islands) struggling to cover Medicaid costs. It establishes a mechanism allowing unused federal Medicaid funding caps from some territories to be redistributed to those that have exceeded their budget limits. This provides residents in territories with the greatest healthcare needs with more stable funding for their medical services.
Key points
Ensures continuity of the Medicaid program for residents of US territories (Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands).
Territories that did not fully use their federal Medicaid funding cap can transfer those funds to territories that exceeded their limit.
The change aims to prevent interruptions in Medicaid-funded healthcare access due to the exhaustion of federal funds.
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