CMS denies Indiana's Medicaid lockout

Modern Healthcare: The CMS has a denied a request from Indiana to lock people out of Medicaid coverage for six months if they fail to complete a renewal process.

In April, the state requested federal approval to lock out beneficiaries who fail to complete the renewal process in a timely manner. The measure would impact people above and below poverty and is meant to ensure enrollees would return required documents by the state-determined deadline.

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