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- August 18, 2021
Comments on Maryland Section 1115 Request to Waive the IMD Exclusion for Mental Health
Read moreIn comments to the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Health Law Program urges HHS to reject Maryland’s request to waive the Institutions for Mental Diseases (IMD) exclusion for certain private psychiatric facilities.
- July 15, 2021
Making Sure Medicaid is Ready for Public Health Emergencies
Read moreIn 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic plunged the United States into a public health crisis. This situation was not entirely unprecedented. Local crises had previously been triggered by events such as hurricanes (e.g., Katrina in 2005, Irma in 2017), wildfires (e.g., California in 2017 and 2018), lead contamination (Flint, Michigan…
- June 16, 2021
Primer: State Plan Amendments v. Section 1115 Waivers
Read moreTension and confusion can arise over how HHS allows states to change their Medicaid programs, whether through a state plan amendment (SPA) or a Section 1115 project. To help guard against the improper use of Section 1115 waivers, advocates must know the distinctions between Section 1115 waivers and SPAs.…
- May 20, 2021
Primer: State Plan Amendments v. Section 1115 Waivers
Read moreTension and confusion can arise over how HHS allows states to change their Medicaid programs, whether through a state plan amendment (SPA) or a Section 1115 project. To help guard against the impoper use of Section 1115 waivers, advocates must know the distinctions between Section 1115 waivers and SPAs.…
- April 27, 2021
Alabama Section 1115 Institutions for Mental Disease Waiver for Serious Mental Illness Comments
Read moreIn comments to the Department of Health and Human Services, the National Health Law Program urges HHS to reject Alabama’s proposed request to waive the Institutions for Mental Diseases (IMD) exclusion. First, the Secretary may only waive requirements of the federal Medicaid Act to conduct an experiment or test…
- April 27, 2021
NHeLP Comments on New Mexico Centennial Care 2.0 SMI Amendment
Read moreIn this application, New Mexico seeks to waive the Institutes for Mental Disease (IMD) exclusion, implement High Fidelity Wraparound Services for an initially limited group of children and youth, institute a Graduate Medical Education Program, and establish vaccine coverage for limited beneficiary categories. For a variety of reasons, NHeLP…