tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2020 Issue Q2

Industry Note: Feds Approve 34 States' Waivers — and Counting

If you care for Medicaid beneficiaries in your state, the feds have some good news in these troubled times. On March 27, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved the 34th state Medicaid waiver request as part of its 1135 waiver authority as outlined in the Social Security Act (SSA) provisions after public health and national emergencies were announced. The agency recognizes that state Medicaid providers are working round the clock to care for the nation’s most vulnerable patients as they battle the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in their individual states. “These approvals provide states...

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