Medicaid Benchmark Plans And Co-payment Final Rules Released

Main Category: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP
Article Date: 01 Jan 2009 - 0:00 PST

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The final regulations on Medicaid state flexibility on benchmark plans and Medicaid's cost-sharing provisions, implementing section 6044 and section 6041-6043 of the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA), were released on December 3 and November 25, respectively. They can be accessed here and here.

The final rules on benchmark plan flexibility are effective February 2, 2009 and the cost-sharing flexibility rules are effective 60 days after the date of publication (November 25, 2008).

See the Bazelon Center's summary of the DRA provisions in our Policy Reporter of March 2006, and our report on state implementation.

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