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Automatic Enrollment

CMS-required outcome

Individuals eligible for automatic Medicaid eligibility are promptly enrolled (e.g., SSI recipients in 1634 states, individuals receiving a mandatory state supplement under a federally- or state-administered program, individuals receiving an optional State supplement per 42 CFR 435.230 , and deemed newborns). (Automatic enrollment in Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands is required only for individuals receiving cash assistance under a state plan for OAA, AFDC, AB, APTD, or AABD, and deemed newborns.)

Default metrics
  • Percentage of individuals receiving SSI automatically eligible (1634 states only)
  • Percentage of deemed newborns automatically eligible
Regulatory sources

Other Eligibility and Enrollment outcomes