Report that the state of Ohio has received the approval from the Health care Financing Administration (HCFA) for its Medicaid waiver called OhioCare. Separation of alcohol and drug abuse services as an independent category; Benefits of the waiver for providers and clients; Challenge for providers....
Hawaii converted its Medicaid Waiver programs, Nursing Homes without Walls and Residential Alternative Community Care into managed care. Home care may still be covered for Hawaii Medicaid beneficiaries but it will be at the discretion of the managed care provider. Learn more aboutHawaii managed Medicai...
A provider that is approved for the same service under another HCBSMedicaid waivershall be eligible to enroll for that service under the children’s mental health waiver.77.46(1) General provider standards. If the member is found eligible for aMedicaid waiverprogram, the MCOP shall provide the ...
Other health care costs include home- and community-based waiver programs that allow people to receive long-term care at home or in their community. Nearly all states offer the waivers, which can substantially reduce expenditures for Medicaid enrollees who would otherwise have to enter a long-...
Provider represents that it does not have a Medicaid provider agreement with the Department that is terminated, suspended, denied, or not renewed as a result of any action of the Department, CMS, HHS, or theMedicaid FraudControl Unit of the State’s Attorney General. ...
benefit packages, provider agreements, financing arrangements, and other issues outlined in the terms and conditions of New York's temporary waiver program provide an example of how this state used the flexibility under Section 1115 to address specific health care needs in the wake of an emergency...
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 an 1115 waiver implemented in 1998. When these two state-specific expansions are ...
PASSPORT PROVIDERS IN OHIO:THE HEART AND HANDS OF A MEDICAID WAIVERYet, little is known about these organizations and their practices.Over 700 providers were surveyed as part of an overall evaluation of the PASSPORT program. 358 responded with a response rate of 49%.Results show that these ...
Reports that the state of Ohio has received the federal Health Care Financing Administration's (HCFA) seal of approval of a Medicaid managed care waiver. Benefit plan and carve-outs in the waiver; Advantages to managed care providers; Issue on funding....
Ohio readies waiver to require cost-sharing in MedicaidAnn Sanner