Medicaid CMS-64 FFCRA Increased FMAP Expenditure

During a public health emergency in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), a new optional Medicaid eligibility group was added called COVID-19 testing eligibility group. States reported these expenditures under sections 6004 and 6008 through the Medicaid Budget and Expenditure System (MBES) on the Form CMS-64. The data in these reports constitute summary level preliminary expenditure information related to these FFCRA provisions for each state

Notes: 1. The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), enacted on March 18, 2020, provided a temporary FMAP increase to states and territories meeting certain qualifications and added a new optional Medicaid eligibility group for uninsured individuals during a public health emergency in section 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XXIII) of the Act, referred to as the "COVID-19 testing group."
2. FFCRA Section 6008 provides a temporary 6.2 percentage point FMAP increase to each qualifying state and territory's FMAP under section 1905(b) of the Act, beginning January 1, 2020 and lasting through the end of the quarter in which the public health emergency (PHE) declared by the Secretary for COVID-19 ends, including any extensions.
3. FFCRA Section 6004 provides a 100 percent match rate for individuals eligible under the new optional Medicaid eligibility group in section 1902(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XXIII) of the Act, beginning no earlier than March 18, 2020 and lasting through the end of the PHE for COVID-19.
4. States that have reported “0” either have no expenditures for that reporting category or have not yet reported expenditures for that category.
5. This report is a cumulative summary report that includes current and prior period adjustment expenditures that apply to this quarter.