“Section 1011” Factsheet Revised

The revised publication titled “Section 1011: Federal Reimbursement of Emergency Health Services Furnished to Undocumented Aliens” (revised February 2011) is now available in downloadable format from the Medicare Learning Network® at http://www.CMS.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/Section_1011_Fact_Sheet.pdf.  This factsheet is designed to provide education on available funding, eligibility, and program enrollment requirements to undocumented aliens, as detailed in Section 1011 of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA).  It also includes information about which states have exhausted payment under Section 1011 and what services are reimbursable under the program.

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