State plans for medical assistance (Medicaid)

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42 U.S.C. s. 1396a: State plans for medical assistance (Medicaid) is a state statute published by U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo.gov). It is one of the documents that insurance license exam questions are written from, including life & health practice questions. This page summarizes it and points to the official version, which is the text to rely on.

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• 42 U.S.C. § 1396a: subsection (a)(10)(A)(i) (Categorical eligibility)

  “(10) provide - (A) for making medical assistance available, including at least the care and services listed in paragraphs (1) through (5), (13)(B), (17), (21), (28), (29), and (30) of section 1396d(a) of this title, to - (i) all individuals - (I) who are receiving aid or assistance under any plan...”

• 42 U.S.C. § 1396a: subsection (a)(10)(A) (Mandatory care and services)

  “(10) provide - (A) for making medical assistance available, including at least the care and services listed in paragraphs (1) through (5), (13)(B), (17), (21), (28), (29), and (30) of section 1396d(a) of this title, to - (i) all individuals -”

• 42 U.S.C. § 1396a: subsection (a)(10)(B) (Comparability of Services)

  “that the medical assistance made available to any individual described in subparagraph (A) - (i) shall not be less in amount, duration, or scope than the medical assistance made available to any other such individual, and (ii) shall not be less in amount, duration, or scope than the medical...”

• 42 U.S.C. § 1396a: subsection (a)(17) (Reasonable Standards for Eligibility)

  “(17) except as provided in subsections (e)(14), (e)(15), (l)(3), (m)(3), and (m)(4), include reasonable standards (which shall be comparable for all groups and may, in accordance with standards prescribed by the Secretary, differ with respect to income levels, but only in the case of applicants or...”

• 42 U.S.C. § 1396a(a)(1): statewide operation of the State plan

  “A State plan for medical assistance must - (1) provide that it shall be in effect in all political subdivisions of the State, and, if administered by them, be mandatory upon them;”

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