Family Coverage Under SCHIP Waivers
Currently, eleven states cover parents with SCHIP funds via a federal waiver. This paper examines these programs and considers them within the context of the states' efforts to cover children. Issue Brief (.
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Healthy Indiana Plan: Key Facts and Issues
Issue BriefThis issue brief provides an overview of Indiana's new Medicaid waiver program, the Healthy Indiana Plan, which is the first that allows a state to use Medicaid funds to provide a benefit package modeled after a high-deductible plan and health savings account to previously uninsured adults.
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Five Key Questions And Answers About Section 1115 Medicaid Waivers
Issue BriefThis issue brief provides an overview of what Section 1115 Medicaid waivers are, how they are approved and financed, how states have used them, and how they are impacted by health reform. For many years, Section 1115 waivers have been used by states to test new coverage approaches not otherwise allowed under Medicaid program rules.
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The Texas Health Care Landscape
ReportThis fact sheet summarizes the Texas health care landscape, including data on demographics, population health, the uninsured and the state Medicaid program. Fact Sheet (.
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Long-Term Services and Supports in the Financial Alignment Demonstrations for Dual Eligible Beneficiaries
Issue BriefThis issue brief compares the treatment of LTSS in the seven approved capitated financial alignment demonstrations for dual eligible beneficiaries.
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How Are States Supporting Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services During the COVID-19 Crisis?
Issue BriefThis issue brief identifies key themes in policy changes states are making under Appendix K authority to adapt Medicaid HCBS programs in light of the COVID-19 emergency.
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3 Key Questions About the Arkansas Medicaid Work and Reporting Requirements Case
Issue BriefThis issue brief answers three key questions about the implications of the appeals court’s decision setting aside the Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary’s approval of a Section 1115 Medicaid waiver amendment that included work and reporting requirements and restriction of retroactive coverage in Arkansas.
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Medicaid Beneficiaries Who Need Home and Community-Based Services: Supporting Independent Living and Community Integration
ReportThis report features nine seniors and people with disabilities living in Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, North Carolina, and Tennessee, who rely on home and community-based services (HCBS). These profiles illustrate how beneficiaries’ finances, employment status, relationships, well-being, independence, and ability to interact with the communities in which they live---in addition to their health care---are affected by their Medicaid coverage and the essential role of HCBS in their daily lives.
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Financial and Administrative Alignment Demonstrations for Dual Eligible Beneficiaries Compared: States with Memoranda of Understanding Approved by CMS
Issue BriefThis issue brief compares the financial alignment demonstrations for beneficiaries who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid in states that have memoranda of understanding approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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Medicaid Expansion in Pennsylvania: Transition from Waiver to Traditional Coverage
Fact SheetThis fact sheet describes Pennsylvania's approved 1115 waiver demonstration, Healthy PA, which will implement the ACA's Medicaid expansion.