The new law requires states to check eligibility for certain Medicaid enrollees twice per year and to remove ineligible people from their Medicaid rolls more quickly. It takes aim at duplicative enrollment in federal health care programs, which CMS estimates is costing taxpayers as much as $14 billion per year. And it ensures deceased individuals don't continue receiving payments from Medicaid as happened in Colorado a few years ago, costing taxpayers more than $7 million. (03:00–03:10)
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Asserts that duplicative enrollment in federal health care programs costs taxpayers $14 billion annually, according to CMS.
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