Healthcare Innovation May 1, 2024
CMS’ 1115 waiver will also allow Massachusetts to include short-term post-hospitalization housing as an allowable health-related social needs service
MassHealth, Massachusetts’ Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), has received federal approval to amend its Section 1115 Demonstration.
The 1115 waiver, approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) through December 2027, allows Massachusetts to expand health insurance subsidies to individuals who are not otherwise eligible for Medicaid or CHIP, offer services that are not typically covered by Medicaid, and use innovative service delivery systems that improve care, increase efficiency, and reduce costs.
For instance, MassHealth has received federal authority to cover a wide range of health services for eligible incarcerated individuals, including youth in Department...
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