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Frequently Asked Questions are used to provide additional information and/or statutory guidance not found in State Medicaid Director Letters, State Health Official Letters, or CMCS Informational Bulletins. The different sets of FAQs as originally released can be accessed below.

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Are the coverage expansions for children specified under the Affordable Care Act optional for states?

No. The extension of Medicaid coverage to the new group of former foster care children up to age 26 (see section 1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(IX)) and to all children age six and older with incomes up to 133 percent of the (FPL) (1902(a)(10)(A)(i)(VII) are required by the Affordable Care Act and were not affected by the Supreme Court's decision. The Medicaid eligibility change for older children eliminates the confusing "stair step" federal eligibility rules that have put low-income children in the same family in different programs depending on their age. As previously indicated in our Medicaid and CHIP eligibility final rule, the CHIP enhanced matching rate will continue to be available for children transferring from separate CHIP programs to Medicaid as a result of eligibility changes in the Affordable Care Act.

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