Medicaid Waiver Tracker: Approved and Pending Section 1115 Waivers by State
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Related Resources
Recent Developments
- 5 Key Facts About Medicaid Work Requirements, February 2025
- Medicaid 1115 Waiver Watch: Round-up of Key Themes at the End of the Biden Administration, January 2025
- Medicaid Section 1115 Waivers: The Basics, January 2025
- Section 1115 Waiver Watch: A Look at the Use of Contingency Management to Address Stimulant Use Disorder, January 2025
- Medicaid Work Requirements: Current Waiver and Legislative Activity, November 2024
- Section 1115 Waiver Watch: Medicaid Services for Traditional American Indian and Alaska Native Health Care Practices, November 2024
- Medicaid Waiver Priorities Under the Trump and Biden-Harris Administrations, September 2024
- Section 1115 Waiver Watch: Medicaid Pre-Release Services for People Who Are Incarcerated, August 2024
- Section 1115 Medicaid Waiver Watch: A Closer Look at Recent Approvals to Address Health-Related Social Needs (HRSN), March 2024
- Section 1115 Waiver Watch: Continuous Eligibility Waivers, February 2024
- Medicaid Authorities and Options to Address Social Determinants of Health (SDOH), January 2024
- Medicaid Work Requirements are Back on the Agenda, April 2023
- Recent Developments and Key Issues to Watch with Medicaid Section 1115 Waivers, September 2022
General/Overview Resource
- Medicaid 1115 Waiver Watch: Round-up of Key Themes at the End of the Biden Administration, January 2025
- Medicaid Section 1115 Waivers: The Basics, January 2025
- Medicaid Waiver Priorities Under the Trump and Biden-Harris Administrations, September 2024
- Recent Developments and Key Issues to Watch with Medicaid Section 1115 Waivers, September 2022
- What to Watch in Medicaid Section 1115 Waivers One Year Into the Biden Administration, January 2022
- 5 Targeted Actions a Biden Administration Could Use to Expand Medicaid Coverage, December 2020
- Key Questions About Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Waiver Waiting Lists, April 2019
- The Landscape of Medicaid Demonstration Waivers Ahead of the 2020 Election, October 2020
- Explaining Stewart v. Azar: Implications of the Court’s Decision on Kentucky’s Medicaid Waiver, July 2018
- Web Briefing for Journalists: A Closer Look at the Evolving Landscape of Medicaid Waivers (recording and slides), February 2018
- How Medicaid Section 1115 Waivers Are Evolving: Early Insights About What to Watch, October 2017
- Current Flexibility in Medicaid: An Overview of Federal Standards and State Options, January 2017
- The New Review and Approval Process Rule for Section 1115 Medicaid and CHIP Demonstration Waivers, March 2012
Eligibility and Enrollment Expansions
- Section 1115 Waiver Watch: Medicaid Pre-Release Services for People Who Are Incarcerated, April 2024
- Medicaid Postpartum Coverage Extension Tracker, March 2024
- Section 1115 Waiver Watch: Continuous Eligibility Waivers, February 2024
- Section 1115 Waiver Watch: How California Will Expand Medicaid Pre-Release Services for Incarcerated Populations, February 2023
- State Policies Connecting Justice-Involved Populations to Medicaid Coverage and Care, December 2021
- Expanding Postpartum Medicaid Coverage, March 2021
- Key Issues to Watch for Justice-Involved Populations: COVID-19, Vaccines, & Medicaid, February 2021
- Michigan’s Medicaid Section 1115 Waiver to Address Effects of Lead Exposure in Flint, March 2016
Eligibility and Enrollment Restrictions
Work Requirements:
- 5 Key Facts About Medicaid Work Requirements, February 2025
- Understanding the Intersection of Medicaid and Work: An Update, February 2025
- Medicaid Work Requirements: Current Waiver and Legislative Activity, November 2024
- Medicaid Work Requirements are Back on the Agenda, April 2023
- An Overview of Medicaid Work Requirements: What Happened Under the Trump and Biden Administrations?, May 2022
- Work Among Medicaid Adults: Implications of Economic Downturn and Work Requirements, February 2021
- Medicaid Work Requirements at the U.S. Supreme Court, February 2021
- Supporting Work without the Requirement: State and Managed Care Initiatives, December 2019
- The Relationship Between Work and Health: Findings from a Literature Review, August 2018
- What Do Different Data Sources Tell Us About Medicaid and Work?, July 2018
- Implications of a Medicaid Work Requirement: National Estimates of Potential Coverage Losses, June 2018
- Medicaid Enrollees and Work Requirements: Lessons From the TANF Experience, August 2017
- Don’t Expect Medicaid Work Requirements to Make a Big Difference [column], April 2017
Other:
- Understanding the Impact of Medicaid Premiums & Cost-Sharing: Updated Evidence from the Literature and Section 1115 Waivers, September 2021
- Key State Policy Choices About Medical Frailty Determinations for Medicaid Expansion Adults, June 2019
- “Partial Medicaid Expansion” with ACA Enhanced Matching Funds: Implications for Financing and Coverage, February 2019
- Implications of Emerging Waivers on Streamlined Medicaid Enrollment and Renewal Processes, February 2018
- Medicaid Retroactive Coverage Waivers: Implications for Beneficiaries, Providers, and States, November 2017
- The Effects of Premiums and Cost Sharing on Low-Income Populations: Updated Review of Research Findings, June 2017
Benefit Expansions
- Section 1115 Waiver Watch: A Look at the Use of Contingency Management to Address Stimulant Use Disorder, January 2025
- Medicaid Coverage of Behavioral Health Services in 2022: Findings from a Survey of State Medicaid Programs, March 2023
- State Policies Expanding Access to Behavioral Health Care in Medicaid, December 2021
- State Options for Medicaid Coverage of Inpatient Behavioral Health Services, November 2019
- Key Themes in Medicaid Section 1115 Behavioral Health Waivers, November 2017
Benefit Restrictions, Copays, and Healthy Behaviors
- Understanding the Impact of Medicaid Premiums & Cost-Sharing: Updated Evidence from the Literature and Section 1115 Waivers, September 2021
- The Effects of Premiums and Cost Sharing on Low-Income Populations: Updated Review of Research Findings, June 2017
- Medicaid Non-Emergency Medical Transportation: Overview and Key Issues in Medicaid Expansion Waivers, February 2016
Social Determinants of Health
- Medicaid 1115 Waiver Watch: Round-up of Key Themes at the End of the Biden Administration, January 2025
- Section 1115 Waiver Watch: Medicaid Services for Traditional American Indian and Alaska Native Health Care Practices, November 2024
- Section 1115 Waiver Watch: Medicaid Pre-Release Services for People Who Are Incarcerated, April 2024
- Section 1115 Medicaid Waiver Watch: A Closer Look at Recent Approvals to Address Health-Related Social Needs (HRSN), March 2024
- Medicaid Authorities and Options to Address Social Determinants of Health (SDOH), January 2024
- Medicaid and Racial Health Equity, June 2023
- A Look at Recent Medicaid Guidance to Address Social Determinants of Health and Health-Related Social Needs, February 2023
- State Policies for Expanding Medicaid Coverage of Community Health Worker (CHW) Services, January 2023
- California Efforts to Address Behavioral Health and SDOH: A Look at Whole Person Care Pilots, March 2022
- A First Look at North Carolina’s Section 1115 Medicaid Waiver’s Healthy Opportunities Pilots, March 2019
- Beyond Health Care: The Role of Social Determinants in Promoting Health and Health Equity, May 2018
Delivery System Reform
- Mapping Medicaid Delivery System and Payment Reform, March 2023
- Tennessee & Other Medicaid 1115 Waiver Activity: Implications for the Biden Administration, January 2021
- Implications of CMS’s New “Healthy Adult Opportunity” Demonstrations for Medicaid, February 2020
- Why it Matters: Tennessee’s Medicaid Block Grant Waiver Proposal, December 2019
- From Ballot Initiative to Waivers: What is the Status of Medicaid Expansion in Utah?, November 2019
- “Partial Medicaid Expansion” with ACA Enhanced Matching Funds: Implications for Financing and Coverage, February 2019
- Key Themes From Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) Waivers in 4 States, April 2015
- An Overview of Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) Waivers, September 2014