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August 2004
 DHHS/ CMS: Proposed Implementation Approach: Federal Funding
of Emergency Health Services
Furnished to Undocumented Aliens: Federal Fiscal Years 2005
Through 2008
The purpose of this paper is to seek public
comments concerning the policies and process that the Centers for
Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will use to make payments
under section 1011of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement
and Modernization Act of 2003, Public Law108-173, (December 8,
2003). This legislation is commonly referred to as the Medicare
Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA).
This paper provides general information about
section 1011, Federal Reimbursement of Emergency Health Services
Furnished to Undocumented Aliens, sets forth CMS' proposed implementation approach, provides
information on the policy options under consideration, and establishes
the general framework for submitting an enrollment application and
payment requests.
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