New Extension of the Affordable Care Act’s Spousal Impoverishment Provision for Married Applicants and Recipients of Home and Community-Based Services
The purpose of this CMCS Informational Bulletin is to advise State Medicaid agencies that the
recently enacted Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Pub. L. No. 116-94, enacted on
December 20, 2019) modifies section 2404 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
(ACA) to require that state Medicaid agencies apply the spousal impoverishment rules to married
applicants and beneficiaries eligible for home and community-based services (HCBS) through
May 22, 2020.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: February 10, 2010
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