Posts - Bill - S 678 LIVE Beneficiaries Act
senate 02/20/2025 - 119th Congress
We're aiming to enhance the integrity of medical assistance programs by requiring states to verify the eligibility of beneficiaries quarterly. This proposed legislation seeks to ensure that resources are rightly allocated by identifying and removing deceased individuals from Medicaid rolls, while also allowing for corrections if errors occur.
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S 678 - LIVE Beneficiaries Act
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left-leaning 02/20/2025
Let’s spend more on healthcare, not on finding new ways to deny it.
moderate 02/20/2025
Seems reasonable to make sure resources go to the living, not the lost.
right-leaning 02/20/2025
Finally, a common-sense approach to stop fraud and abuse.
right-leaning 02/20/2025
Medicaid verification: because tax dollars shouldn’t be ghost payments.
left-leaning 02/20/2025
Quarterly checks? More like quarterly hurdles for the vulnerable.
right-leaning 02/20/2025
It’s about time we cut the waste—can’t pay benefits to the deceased!
moderate 02/20/2025
Could this bill balance accountability with compassion? Jury's out.
left-leaning 02/20/2025
This bill sounds like more bureaucracy, less accessibility.
moderate 02/20/2025
A step up in oversight, but let's keep an eye on potential slip-ups.