Key Themes in Medicaid Section 1115 Behavioral Health Waivers

Appendix Table 1:  Approved Medicaid Section 1115 Behavioral Health Waivers, as of November, 2017
State Waiver Name Waiver Expiration Date IMD Payment Other Behavioral Health Services Expansion Eligibility Expansion Delivery System Reform
Total approved waivers: 15 states   8 states* 9 states 6 states 5 states
AZ Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System 9/30/2021 X X
CA California Medi-Cal 2020 12/30/2020 X X
DE Delaware Diamond State Health Plan 12/31/2018 X
HI Hawaii QUEST Integration 12/31/2018 X
KS KanCare 12/31/2018 X
MA MassHealth 6/30/2022 X X X
MD Maryland Health Choice 12/31/2021 X X X
MT Montana Additional Services and Populations 12/31/2017 X
NH Building Capacity for Transformation 12/31/2020 X
NJ New Jersey Comprehensive Waiver 6/30/2022 X X X
NY New York Medicaid Redesign Team 3/31/2021 X
UT Primary Care Network 6/30/22 X X
VA Virginia Governor’s Access Plan (GAP) and Addiction and Recovery Treatment Services (ARTS) Demonstration 12/31/2019 X X
VT Vermont Global Commitment to Health 12/31/2021 X X X
WV WV Creating a Continuum of Care for Medicaid Enrollees with SUD 12/31/22 X X
NOTE: *Includes 7 states with IMD substance use waiver (CA, MA, MD, NJ, UT, VA, and WV)  and 1 state (VT) with IMD mental health waiver.
SOURCE:  KFF analysis of Section 1115 waivers posted on Medicaid.gov.
Appendix Table 2: Pending Medicaid Section 1115 Behavioral Health Waivers, as of November, 2017
State Waiver Name New, Amendment, Extension IMD Payment Other Behavioral Health Services Expansion Eligibility Expansion Delivery System Reform
Total pending waivers: 11 states   7 states 5 states 2 states 3 states
AZ Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System Amendment X
FL Florida Managed Medical Assistance Amendment X
HI Hawaii QUEST Integration Amendment X
IL Illinois Behavioral Health Transformation New X X X X
IN Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP) 2.0 Extension X
KY Kentucky HEALTH New X
MA MassHealth Amendment X
MI Michigan Pathway to Integration New X X X
NC North Carolina’s Medicaid Reform Demonstration New X
NY New York Medicaid Redesign Team Amendments X X
WI Badger Care Reform Amendment X
NOTES: State waiver renewals that do not propose changes and amendments that are technical in nature are excluded from this table.
SOURCE:  KFF analysis of Section 1115 waivers posted on Medicaid.gov.

 

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