| Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) postedadditional Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)to Medicaid.gov, to aid state Medicaid and Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) agencies in their response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.The new FAQs cover a variety of Medicaid and CHIP topics, including: - Eligibility and Enrollment;
- Notice and Fair Hearings;
- Optional COVID-Testing Group FAQs;
- Premiums and Cost Sharing;
- Benefits;
- Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT);
- Information Technology; and
- Financing
These new FAQs have been integrated into the previously released COVID-19 FAQ document, as wehave done with prior updates. We are also posting astandalone documentcontaining only the new questions. We will continue to review incoming questions and provide responses with ongoing updates to these FAQs. The information released today furthers CMSs commitment to providing our state partners the resources they need during this public healthemergency, and earlier CMS actions in response to the COVID-19 crisis are all part of ongoing White House Coronavirus Task Force efforts. To keep up with the important work the Task Force is doing in response to COVID-19, click here:www.coronavirus.gov.For a complete and updated list of CMS actions, guidance, and other information in response to theCOVID-19 virus,please visit theCurrent Emergencies Website.Additionally, CMS has launched a dedicated,Medicaid.gov, COVID-19 resource pagethat will be continually updated with relevant information. |
