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- CMS Implements Insurance Enrollment and Health Coverage Rule Supported by CAP
On March 27, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) unveiled the Streamlining the Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program, and Basic Health Program Application, Eligibility Determination, Enrollment, and Renewal Processes final rule that will remove barriers to enrollment and build on the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA’s) coverage protections. The final regulation adopted several accesses to health insurance provisions supported by the CAP.
The CAP had responded to the proposed version of the regulation to improve Medicaid and CHIP on November 7, 2022. In a letter to the CMS, the CAP supported ways to improve and expand Medicaid to ensure increased health care coverage, especially for low-income people, and address health care inequalities and disparities in the US health system.
The CAP also said that "without accessible health insurance, patients are more likely to delay seeking needed medical care, including diagnostic testing, and screening services. Access to preventative care, cancer, and other screening services, as well as treatment for chronic illnesses and mental health disorders, are essential for communities of color and other underserved populations.”
The CAP also supported increasing health coverage in both the Health Equity and Accountability Act and by providing comments in the 2021 budget reconciliation package. In addition, the CAP supported providing premium tax credits to help pay for plans on Affordable Care Act marketplace.