HealthLeaders Media March 27, 2020
CMS says the waivers will give states more flexibility to respond to the coronavirus pandemic.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
– The expedited waiver process was part of a national emergency declaration issued earlier this month by President Donald Trump.
– CMS said that the average review and negotiation period usually required for 1135 waivers has been reduced from months to an average of six days after a request is submitted, owing to a streamlined application process.
The federal government announced Friday that 34 states have been granted expedited 1135 Medicaid waivers so far in the ongoing fight against the coronavirus epidemic.
The emergency provision allows the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to waive some requirements in Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP that...
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