{"id":3007,"date":"2023-05-15T09:46:10","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T09:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alcleanscarpet.site\/Weatherby\/2023\/05\/15\/more-states-asking-to-eliminate-retroactive-medicaid-benefits\/"},"modified":"2023-06-05T09:52:26","modified_gmt":"2023-06-05T09:52:26","slug":"more-states-asking-to-eliminate-retroactive-medicaid-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alcleanscarpet.site\/Weatherby\/more-states-asking-to-eliminate-retroactive-medicaid-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"More States Asking to Eliminate Retroactive Medicaid Benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" style=\"float: right; height: 100px; margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px; width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/alcleanscarpet.site\/Weatherby\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/16698-Medicaid-on-MOney.jpg\" alt=\"More States Asking to Eliminate Retroactive Medicaid Benefits\" width=\"500\" height=\"334\" \/>Arizona and Florida are the latest states to request a waiver from the requirement that states provide three months of retroactive Medicaid coverage to eligible Medicaid recipients.<\/p>\n<p>Medicaid law allows a Medicaid applicant to be eligible for benefits for up to three months before the month of the application if the applicant met eligibility requirements at the earlier time. This helps people who are unexpectedly admitted to a nursing home and can&#8217;t file &#8212; or are unaware that they should file &#8212; a Medicaid application right away. Preparing an application for Medicaid nursing home coverage may take many weeks; the retroactive coverage gives\u00a0families a window of\u00a0opportunity to apply\u00a0and get coverage dating back to when their loved one first entered the nursing home.\u00a0 \u201cRetroactive coverage is one of the long-standing safeguards built into the program for low-income Medicaid beneficiaries and their healthcare providers,\u201d says the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/medicaid\/issue-brief\/medicaid-retroactive-coverage-waivers-implications-for-beneficiaries-providers-and-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kaiser Family Foundation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Now Arizona and Florida are joining a growing list of states that are asking the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to eliminate the retroactive benefits. CMS has already approved similar requests by Iowa, Kentucky, Indiana, and New Hampshire to waive retroactive coverage. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/medicaid\/issue-brief\/a-guide-to-the-lawsuit-challenging-cmss-approval-of-the-kentucky-health-medicaid-waiver\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lawsuit<\/a> is challenging Kentucky&#8217;s waiver, which also imposes work requirements for Medicaid recipients.<\/p>\n<p>Advocates argue that if Medicaid applicants cannot get coverage before the month of application, they may be saddled with uncovered medical bills or fail to receive needed health care because they cannot afford it. According to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.justiceinaging.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Justice in Aging<\/a>, which filed a brief in the Kentucky lawsuit, Medicaid applicants often do not file an application right away because of the complexity of the Medicaid application process\u00a0or a false belief that Medicare would cover nursing home care.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about the implications of the elimination of retroactive benefits, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kff.org\/medicaid\/issue-brief\/medicaid-retroactive-coverage-waivers-implications-for-beneficiaries-providers-and-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you need to file a Medicaid application, contact your attorney.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/weatherby-associates.com\/arizona-<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arizona and Florida are the latest states to request a waiver from the requirement that states provide three months of retroactive Medicaid coverage to eligible Medicaid recipients. 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