Recognizing the importance of protecting continuous Medicaid coverage for individuals undergoing active cancer treatment.

Recognizing the importance of protecting continuous Medicaid coverage for individuals undergoing active cancer treatment, this resolution encourages states to establish procedures to identify such patients and exempt them from administrative requirements. It also urges the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to provide guidance and technical assistance to states to make these procedures simple and automatic. The resolution aims to prevent interruptions in health coverage that can delay care, increase financial hardship, and place patients at unnecessary risk.

Recognizing the importance of protecting continuous Medicaid coverage for individuals undergoing active cancer treatment.

Recognizing the importance of protecting continuous Medicaid coverage for individuals undergoing active cancer treatment, this resolution encourages states to establish procedures to identify such patients and exempt them from administrative requirements. It also urges the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to provide guidance and technical assistance to states to make these procedures simple and automatic. The resolution aims to prevent interruptions in health coverage that can delay care, increase financial hardship, and place patients at unnecessary risk.