Tag: CMS
On February 27, 2020, New Jersey submitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services a request to amend the state’s existing Section 1115 demonstration program. This amendment would make two modifications. First, it seeks to expand Medicaid...
On March 25, 2020, New Hampshire released a draft Section 1332 waiver application that the state plans to submit to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for the purpose of creating a state-based reinsurance program. The state acce...
Background On March 16, 2020, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt issued a draft Section 1115 waiver application to expand the state’s Medicaid program (SoonerCare) and make other modifications. ...
On January 3, 2020, Idaho submitted a new section 1115 waiver application to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Specifically, Idaho is requesting a 5-year section 1115 demonstration that authorizes the state to receive federa...
On March 27, 2019, Governor Brian Kemp of Georgia signed and enacted Senate Bill 106, otherwise known as the Patients First Act. This legislation authorizes the Georgia Department of Community Health to submit a Section 1115 Demonstration waiver ...
On November 20, 2019, Tennessee submitted a Section 1115 waiver application to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), which, if approved, would implement a block grant for the state’s Medicaid program (TennCare). The final waiver...
Through Section 1332 of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) states have the ability to apply for waivers requesting authority to amend ACA provisions in the individual and small group market place. A 1332 wavier grants the states flexibility in ensur...
On September 27, 2019, Idaho submitted a new section 1115 waiver application to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The waiver seeks approval to establish a work requirement for certain eligible Medicaid beneficiaries in the A...
On July 31, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved Section 1332 waiver applications for Colorado and North Dakota to implement state reinsurance programs. Below is a summary of the waivers. Colorado Colo...
On June 22, 2018, Utah submitted an 1115 waiver amendment to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) seeking to implement a partial and capped Medicaid expansion, as well as Medicaid work requirements for certain populations. Followi...
On March 15, 2019, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved Ohio’s Medicaid 1115 waiver, allowing the state to implement work requirements for certain Medicaid recipients.
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The Trump Administration announced the State Flexibility to Stabilize the Market Grant Program which will provide funding to 30 states and the District of Columbia for state exchanges. About $8.6 million is being awarded to states for planning ...
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Today the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Office of the Actuary released its report estimating the “financial effect of the ‘American Health Care Act of 2017”, legislation that would repeal and replace portion...
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