Bill > HB3518

This bill modifies West Virginia's medical services trust fund law to address potential changes in federal Medicaid funding under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Specifically, the bill adds a new provision that would automatically disenroll individuals who gained Medicaid coverage through the ACA's Medicaid expansion if the federal government reduces the medical assistance percentage (FMAP) that helps fund this expansion. If the federal medical assistance percentage for newly eligible individuals is modified in a way that reduces federal funding, the state's Department of Human Services would be required to terminate coverage for these individuals. The disenrollment process would involve sending written notifications to affected Medicaid beneficiaries, managed care plans, and healthcare providers, with coverage to cease as soon as federal regulations permit. This provision is designed to protect the state from potential financial burden by linking Medicaid expansion coverage to its original federal funding levels, essentially creating an automatic trigger for coverage elimination if federal support is reduced.

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