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Standard Summary
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The LIVE Beneficiaries Act requires states to verify Medicaid eligibility quarterly by checking the Death Master File to identify deceased beneficiaries.
Key Points
- 1Requires quarterly screening using Death Master File to verify enrollee status
- 2Mandates disenrollment of deceased individuals from Medicaid
- 3Requires discontinuation of payments for deceased beneficiaries
- 4Provides reinstatement process for erroneous disenrollments
- 5Allows use of other electronic data sources in addition to Death Master File
- 6Applies to all 50 states and District of Columbia
Impact Areas
Medicaid program integrityState Medicaid administrationFederal health care spendingBeneficiary eligibility verificationFraud prevention
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