Aumua Announces that CMS Changes Medicaid Eligibility from 200% to 400% FPL
Washington, D.C. –Tuesday, Congresswoman Aumua Amata is pleased to announce that the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has changed the eligibility levels of Medicaid qualification in American Samoa from 200% of Federal Poverty Level (FPL) to 400% FPL. The change will be effective on October 1, 2017.
Aumua Amata with Secretary Price and other colleagues in American Samoa last year.
"This is a vital step in ensuring healthcare for all American Samoans. This will allow more people to qualify for Medicaid in American Samoa. After today's hearing on LBJ we stand committed to improving the healthcare in the Territory, and I will continue to work with my colleagues in Congress on this issue," stated Amata.
"I would like to thank the Governor for his work with CMS to get this change made. I would also like to thank the Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, and CMS Administrator Seema Verma, and her staff for working with American Samoa and making this change," concluded Amata.
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