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ACAP Letter to CMS and FCC on e14 Flexibilities and MCO Texting Abilities
On February 6, ACAP submitted its comment letter to CMS Administrator, Chiquita Brooks-LaSure on the Request to Extend Certain Valuable Strategies Under Section 1902(e)(14)(A) and Continued Engagement with FCC.
In the letter, ACAP recommends that CMS extend permanently certain waivers granted under Section 1902(e)(14)(A) of the Social Security Act (“section 1902(e)(14)(A) waivers”) after the Medicaid unwinding period ends pursuant to Section 5131 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023. ACAP understands that CMS is exploring whether it has the authority to make permanent the section 1902(e)(14)(A) waiver strategies and may issue guidance on this topic in the near future.
The letter also highlights ACAP Members Plans’ support of the Federal Communication Commission’s (“FCC”) January 2023 declaratory ruling, permitting Medicaid programs and their contractors to send automated messages regarding eligibility redeterminations to their beneficiaries without facing Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) liability.
View the letter in full, including expanded comments, via the sidebar on the right.