Safeguarding Medicaid Act

Requires States to check applicants’ and recipients’ assets when determining Medicaid eligibility and ties resource limits to the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) rules. States must set up electronic integrated asset verification systems during a phase-in, and the federal government will build tools to measure state savings from asset checks and collect regular state reporting on eligibility checks and renewals.

Creates a federal oversight and reporting structure: HHS/CMS will measure federal savings, receive standardized state reports, assess compliance, and require corrective actions for shortfalls; the law preserves continuous eligibility for pregnant/postpartum women and children under 19 and includes transition timelines and limited hardship delays for states.