CMS Announces Medicare SEP to Coordinate with Termination of Medicaid Coverage

On October 28, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Medicare Program: Implementing Certain Provisions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 and other Revisions to Medicare Enrollment and Eligibility final rule. This rule creates a new Medicare special enrollment period (SEP) for individuals losing Medicaid eligibility and who did not enroll in Medicare on time.