The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is preparing for a major shift in services and is using tools like telehealth and health insurance marketplace to support the transition.
More than 100 million people rely on CMS for health care coverage, and since the pandemic that number has grown expeditiously. During the peak of the pandemic, Congress launched the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FCCRA), which established a protocol that required Medicaid programs to keep people continuously enrolled until the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) ends…
During the massive shift, CMS will rely heavily on technology to ensure a smooth transition.
As they work to make sure health care remains available, CMS has revamped its Champions for Coverage program, which includes an online health insurance marketplace for uninsured Americans. Following the upgrade, the program has quadrupled the number of navigators who are on standby to help patients enroll online… Read the full article here.
