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May 3, 2006
 CMS Approval of West Virginia Medicaid State Plan Amendment
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved
West Virginia's plan to modernize its state Medicaid program. The
state intends to implement the plan in three rural counties (Clay,
Lincoln, and Upshur) beginning July 1, 2006 and to phase in
implementation statewide over four years. Enrollment will begin in
the three counties in January 2007.
The state's plan will link a group of expanded benefits to
beneficiary compliance with medical plans. To encourage compliance,
the state will require that beneficiaries sign a responsibility
pledge. People who fail to keep appointments or follow physician
instructions will lose access to the expanded benefits. 
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