Under Section 1115 of the Social Security Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) is permitted to waive certain federal Medicaid requirements to allow a state to undertake an experimental, pilot or demonstration...more
On August 22, 2018, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a State Medicaid Director Letter (SMDL) memorializing its long-standing budget neutrality policies requiring that waivers under Section 1115 of...more
Medicaid’s Critical Role in Addressing the Opioid Crisis -
As the opioid crisis in the United States continues to deepen—with opioid overdoses claiming 42,000 lives in 2016—policymakers, providers, advocates and other...more
Massachusetts Waiver Amendment Requests Partial Expansion and Closed Formulary -
On September 8, 2017, Massachusetts submitted a waiver amendment request to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to modify its...more
On April 25, 2017, the Maine Department of Health and Human Services released for public comment a draft Section 1115 waiver application to implement new eligibility and coverage requirements for MaineCare, the State’s...more
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