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Committee debates requiring MCOs to verify Medicaid enrollees live in Minnesota; plans and counties warn of harms
Summary
House File 2604 would require Medicaid managed-care organizations to contact enrollees to verify Minnesota residency and to document an attestation; the measure drew sharp questions from health-plan and county witnesses about administrative burden and risks to eligible enrollees.
Representative Backer introduced House File 2604, which would require Medicaid managed-care plans to verify that an enrollee is a living Minnesota resident by having the enrollee attest to a Minnesota address; failure to verify could lead to payment being stopped, according to the bill’s description.
Key points: The sponsor said the proposal is intended to protect taxpayer dollars by adding a second check (a “second set of eyes”) to flag improper payments for ineligible enrollees, citing national…
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