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US SB678
Bill
AI Summary
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Requires states to review the Social Security Death Master File quarterly to identify deceased individuals still enrolled in Medicaid, beginning January 1, 2027
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Mandates automatic disenrollment and discontinuation of payments for beneficiaries confirmed as deceased through the Death Master File
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Requires immediate reinstatement of coverage with retroactive benefits if a beneficiary is erroneously disenrolled due to misidentification as deceased
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Applies only to the 50 states and the District of Columbia, not U.S. territories
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Permits states to use additional electronic data sources to identify deceased beneficiaries beyond the required Death Master File screening
Legislative Description
LIVE Beneficiaries Act Leveraging Integrity and Verification of Eligibility for Beneficiaries Act
Health
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
2/20/2025