Ogden, UTAH – According to the state officials, on Dec. 23, 2022, Congress passed the FY 2023 Consolidated Appropriations Act.
One part of this bill separated the federal PHE and Medicaid’s continuous enrollment policy.
This Act establishes April 1, 2023, as the end of the continuous enrollment requirement for Medicaid.
This requires state Medicaid agencies to return to former processes for establishing eligibility.
For the 12-month “unwinding” period through March 2024, Medicaid members will be assigned a review month and their case will stay open until their case review is completed by the Department of Workforce Services.
Since 2020, the federal government has required state Medicaid agencies to continue covering all enrolled members even if their eligibility changed, due to the national public health emergency (PHE).