SSA and Medicare to swap nursing home data for better payouts
Published Date: 5/7/2026
Notice
Summary
The Social Security Administration (SSA) is teaming up with Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to share info about people admitted to nursing care facilities. This helps SSA manage Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Special Veterans' Benefits better. The program starts June 20, 2026, lasts 18 months, and you can comment on it until June 8, 2026.
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SSA–CMS Sharing Nursing Home Data
If you are an applicant or recipient of Supplemental Security Income (SSI), SSA will receive nursing care facility admission and discharge information from CMS. That data sharing is intended to help SSA administer SSI and may be used under the statute cited (including 42 U.S.C. 1382(e)(1)(B)); the matching program becomes applicable per the notice language and runs for 18 months.
Identify Special Veterans' Benefits Recipients
If you receive Special Veterans' Benefits (SVB), SSA will receive CMS nursing facility admission and discharge information to identify SVB beneficiaries who are no longer residing outside the United States. The program is subject to the matching agreement and will operate for an 18-month period as described in the notice.
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