Medicaid Continuous Enrollment Requirement Provisions in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
On Thursday, December 29, 2022, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (CAA, 2023) was
enacted. This law includes various Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
provisions, including significant changes to the continuous enrollment condition at section
6008(b)(3) of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) that take effect April 1,
2023.1
Under this section of the FFCRA, states claiming a temporary 6.2 percentage point
increase in the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) have been unable to terminate
enrollment for most individuals enrolled in Medicaid as of March 18, 2020, as a condition of
receiving the temporary FMAP increase.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: January 05, 2023
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