Nationally, 27 states have received federal approval to implement Medicaid Section 1115 waiver programs to expand family planning services to low-income, uninsured women and in some states, men. Arkansas was one of the first to implement a Medicaid family planning waiver program, known as the Wome...
This waiver program limits the number of participants, and waiting lists to receive services are the norm. However, the waiting list is county-specific, which means there may be a waiting list in one county but not another. More information about the CAP/DA waiver is available on the NC ...
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Medicaid enrollment decreased as the economy gained strength in fiscal year 2018, which curbed spending within the program as well, according to newresearch from the Kaiser Family Foundation(KFF). The enrollment growth rate fell to -0.6% in 2018 from 2.8% in 2017. Total Medicaid spend...
1998. New York had added 300,000 adults to its Medicaid program via an expansion of its §1115 waiver to include the state’s pre-existing Home Relief (health insurance) program. In addition, Massachusetts added thousands of adults to Medicaid through ...
Under this program, friends and family can be hired to provide personal care. Some of the services provided under this waiver are open to self-direction. Self-direction, also called consumer-direction, gives participants the flexibility to select their own care providers. Most notable among the...