The Medicaid waiver program will allow for coverage of housing services, such as transitional housing support for individuals experiencing homelessness, and will strengthen requirements for Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs) to employ dedicated housing specialists and to track beneficiaries'' ...
In many states, this coverage is not part of the regular Medicaid program but is delivered under programs that allow the state to waive certain federal rules, such as permitting higher income eligibility thresholds than regular Medicaid does. To qualify for one of these waiver programs, applicants...
Over the first three years, the Rhode Island waiver saved some $100 million in local funds and overall spending fell about $3 billion below the $12 billion cap. The fixed federal spending limit encouraged the state to innovate, such as reducing hospital admissions for chronic diseases or ...
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We will not require prior approval or impose any conditions for you to get services at these clinics. For elders age 65 years and older this includes Elderly Waiver (EW) services accessed through the tribe. If a doctor or other provider in a tribal or IHS clinic refers you to a provider...
In many states, married applicants applying for nursing home Medicaid or a Medicaid waiver areconsidered as single applicants. This means each spouse is able to have income up to the income limit. ... In this case, the couple's income is considered jointly and there is an income limit for...
s Medicaid expansion language. They want to use the federal money envisioned for Medicaid expansion to enroll families instead in private coverage through the ACA exchanges or in employer-sponsored plans. But the waiver process is long, arduous, and uncertain. So a sensible step, which has ...
As of 2012, there are over 523,000 people across the country on Medicaid waiver lists; over 309,000 of those people have I/DD. From The Daily Beast Social Security and Medicare and Medicaid are commitments of conscience, and so it is our duty to keep them permanently sound. From Project...
Medicaid Innovation Accelerator Program (IAP) The Health & Housing Nexus Part 2: Using Medicaid in Supportive Housing September 26, 2016 Why is Supportive Housing Important for Medicaid Agencies? Medicaid may see a Return on Investment on services and supports Decreases in emergency department admission...
Rhode Island sought the Medicaid waiver as a way to achieve a few key goals. The first was to "re-balance" the state's long-term care program, moving from an emphasis on traditional (and costly) nursing-home care toward more preventive care, increased access to home- and community-based...