42 CFR § 440.355 - Payment of premiums.

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title: "42 CFR § 440.355 - Payment of premiums."
title_number: 42
title_name: "Public Health"
section_number: "440.355"
section_name: "Payment of premiums."
chapter_name: "CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS"
part_number: "440"
part_name: "SERVICES: GENERAL PROVISIONS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 1302."
regulatory_source: "43 FR 45224, Sept. 29, 1978, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "440"
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# 440.355 Payment of premiums.

Payment of premiums by the State, net of beneficiary contributions, to obtain benchmark or benchmark-equivalent benefit coverage on behalf of beneficiaries under this section will be treated as medical assistance under section 1905(a) of the Act.