Obergefell v. Hodges and Eligibility for Medicaid/CHIP
Guidance for : On September 27, 2013, and May 30, 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance to states on recognition of marriages between same-sex couples for purposes of Medicaid and the Children�s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), following the Supreme Court�s decision in U.S. v. Windsor, 570 U.S. __, 133 S. Ct. 2675 (2013). On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court, in Obergefell v. Hodges, 576 U.S.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: December 01, 2015
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