# Medicaid Program; Eligiblity Changes Under the Affordable Care Act of 2010
> **Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services** · Final rule; Interim final rule. · Published 2012-03-23 · Effective 2014-01-01 · 77 FR 17144
## Document
- **Document number:** 2012-6560
- **Category:** medicaid
- **Sub-agency:** Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- **Federal Register citation:** 77 FR 17144
- **CFR reference:** 42 CFR 431
- **Publication date:** 2012-03-23
- **Effective date:** 2014-01-01
- **HHS docket:** CMS-2349-F
## Abstract

This final rule implements several provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (collectively referred to as the Affordable Care Act). The Affordable Care Act expands access to health insurance coverage through improvements to the Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance (CHIP) programs, the establishment of Affordable Insurance Exchanges ("Exchanges"), and the assurance of coordination between Medicaid, CHIP, and Exchanges. This final rule codifies policy and procedural changes to the Medicaid and CHIP programs related to eligibility, enrollment, renewals, public availability of program information and coordination across insurance affordability programs.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2012/03/23/2012-6560/medicaid-program-eligiblity-changes-under-the-affordable-care-act-of-2010)
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