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CMS Won't Expand Dual-Eligibles Pilot Program

The CMS will keep enrollment in a coming national pilot project for dual-eligible beneficiaries below 2 million people, or more than a million fewer than states have proposed.

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Source: ModernHealthcare.com

Melanie Bella, director of the Medicare-Medicaid Coordination Office at the CMS, addressed the expected size of the pilot program at a Senate Aging Committee hearing on the controversy that has arisen around it.

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