What you need to know
You'll have access to your benefits during a public health emergency or disaster. When one of these events is declared, and until it ends, we'll:
Who declares a disaster or public health emergency?
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) states that a declaration of a disaster may be made by:
If the President declares a disaster, the secretary of Health and Human Services may also authorize waivers or modifications under section 1135 of the Public Health Service Act.
When does a disaster or public health emergency end?
The public health emergency or state of disaster ends 30 days after when any of these occur:
We'll let CMS know if we can't resume normal operations by the end of the public health emergency or state of disaster.
CMS also requires us to:
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