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Medicaid Eligibility for COFA Migrants

Today, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released release a State Health Official (SHO) letter to provide states with policy and operational guidance to implement the extension of Medicaid eligibility, as required by the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, to the citizens of the Freely Associated States living in the United States under the Compacts of Free Association (COFA).

Download the Guidance Document

Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Issue Date: October 18, 2021

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