CMS approves additional state Medicaid waivers #MMPMIDC7168498
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on March 26 approved an additional 10 state Medicaid waiver requests under Section 1135 of the Social Security Act (Act), bringing the total number of approved Section 1135 waivers for states to 23. The waivers were approved within days of states' submitting them, and offer states new flexibilities to focus their resources on combatting the outbreak and providing the best possible care to Medicaid beneficiaries in their states. The waivers were approved within days of states' submitting them, and offer states new flexibilities to focus their resources on combatting the outbreak and providing the best possible care to Medicaid beneficiaries in their states. These waivers support President Trump's commitment to a COVID?19 response that is locally executed, state managed and federally supported. In addition, keeping with its commitment to ensure states have the necessary tools to respond to the COVID?19 pandemic, CMS also approved one additional Appendix K Amendments requests to existing Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) waivers under Section 1915 (c) of the Social Security Act (Act), bringing the total to six approved waivers to date. Appendix K is a tool states may use to temporarily modify approved HCBS Waivers during emergency situations.
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