LIVE Beneficiaries Act

Gus M. Bilirakis

Republican · FL · Representative

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• Angie Craig (D-MN-2)Original· 2025-02-18
• Ken Calvert (R-CA-41)· 2025-03-05
• Sharice Davids (D-KS-3)· 2025-03-10

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

2025-02-18

Source: Congress.gov

The bill aims to improve health benefits or coverage for a specific group of beneficiaries, though the exact details depend on the full legislation. Based on the title's focus on "LIVE" beneficiaries and health policy, it likely addresses access to healthcare services or insurance coverage for a particular population. The measure is currently under review by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, which handles most federal health legislation.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 1403 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1403 To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require States to verify certain eligibility criteria for individuals enrolled for medical assistance quarterly, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 18, 2025 Mr. Bilirakis (for himself and Ms. Craig) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require States to verify certain eligibility criteria for individuals enrolled for medical assistance quarterly, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Leveraging Integrity and Verification of Eligibility for Beneficiaries Act'' or the ``LIVE Beneficiaries Act''. SEC. 2. MODIFYING CERTAIN STATE REQUIREMENTS FOR ENSURING DECEASED INDIVIDUALS DO NOT REMAIN ENROLLED. Section 1902 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)-- (A) in paragraph (86), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a semicolon; (B) in paragraph (87)(D), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and (C) by inserting after paragraph (87) the following new paragraph: ``(88) provide that the State shall comply with the eligibility verification requirements under subsection (uu), except that this paragraph shall apply only in the case of the 50 States and the District of Columbia.''; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(uu) Verification of Certain Eligibility Criteria.-- ``(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a)(88), the eligibility verification requirements, beginning January 1, 2027, are as follows: ``(A) Quarterly screening to verify enrollee status.--The State shall, not less frequently than quarterly, review the Death Master File (as such term is defined in section 203(d) of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013) to determine whether any individuals enrolled for medical assistance under the State plan (or waiver of such plan) are deceased. ``(B) Disenrollment under state plan.--If the State determines, based on information obtained from the Death Master File, that an individual enrolled for medical assistance under the State plan (or waiver of such plan) is deceased, the State shall-- ``(i) treat such information as factual information confirming the death of a beneficiary for purposes of section 431.213(a) of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation); ``(ii) disenroll such individual from the State plan (or waiver of such plan); and ``(iii) discontinue any payments for medical assistance under this title made on behalf of such individual (other than payments for any items or services furnished to such individual prior to the death of such individual). ``(C) Reinstatement of coverage in the event of error.--If a State determines that an individual was misidentified as deceased based on information obtained from the Death Master File, and was erroneously disenrolled from medical assistance under the State plan (or waiver of such plan) based on such misidentification, the State shall immediately re- enroll such individual under the State plan (or waiver of such plan), retroactive to the date of such disenrollment. ``(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing under this subsection shall be construed to preclude the ability of a State to use other electronic data sources to timely identify potentially deceased beneficiaries, so long as the State is also in compliance with the requirements of this subsection (and all other requirements under this title relating to Medicaid eligibility determination and redetermination).''. <all>

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