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New Developments
Background
- National Association of Counties Adopts Cautionary HIFA Waiver Resolution (Aug. '02)
- HIFA Talking Points (Feb. '02)
- What is HIFA and Why Should We Be Concerned? (Feb. '02)
- Proposed State Budget Cuts (Feb. '02)
- Medicaid: Mandatory vs. Optional Eligibility Categories (Feb. '02)
- Medicaid: Mandatory vs. Optional Services (Feb. '02)
- Power Point Presentation: Medicaid and SCHIP Waivers (Feb. '02)
CMS Materials
- CMS Announces Grants to States to Expand Care Options for Children with Mental Illness (Aug. '06)
- HCFA 1998 Letter Limiting Managed Care Waivers
- Dear State Medicaid Director Letter re Public Process and Waivers (May '02)
- CMS HIFA Application Template (Feb. '02)
- Medicaid Program -- Demonstration Proposals Pursuant to Section 1115(a) of the Social Security Act; Policies and Procedure (published in the Federal Register, 1994) (Feb. '02)
Capitol Hill Activity
- Response Letter from HHS Secretary Thompson to Senators Baucus and Grassley (May '02)
- Letter to HHS Secretary Thompson from Senators Baucus and Grassley (April '02)
- Grassley and Baucus Criticize 1115 Waiver Policy in Light of GAO Report (Aug. '02)
- Baucus-Grassley Letter to Sec. Thompson re GAO Report on 1115 Waivers (Aug. '02)
- GAO Report on 1115 Waivers (Aug. 02)
- Letter to CMS Administrator Tom Scully from Washington State Congressional Delegation (July '02)
Advocacy Materials
- The New Medicaid and CHIP Waiver Initiatives (May '02)
- Medicaid Fact Sheets from NACHRI (Sept. '02)
- Some Legal Limitations on Section 1115 Waivers in the Medicaid Program (Dec. '01)
State by State Waiver Activity
- Arizona
  1. District Court Enjoins Heightened Copayments (April '04)
  2. Arizona Application Template - September 2001 (May '02)
  3. Arizona Application Template - November 2001 (May '02)
  4. Arizona HHS Waiver Approval (May '02)
  5. Arizona HIFA Fact Sheet (May '02)
- Arkansas
  1. Arkansas Waiver: ARKIDS Financial Data Letter (May '02)
  2. Arkansas Waiver: ARKIDS Extension Request (May '02)
  3. Arkansas Waiver: ARKIDS Extension Approval (May '02)
  4. Arkansas 1115 Waiver Award Letter (Nov. '02)
  5. Arkansas 1115 Waiver Terms and Conditions (Nov. '02)
- California
  1. Illegal Provisions in California's Waiver Proposal (May '04)
  2. Letter from California Advocates re SCHIP Waiver Implementation (March '02)
  3. Final Terms and Conditions for CA SCHIP Waiver (March '02)
  4. CMS Final Letter of Approval for CA SCHIP Waiver (March '02)
  5. CMS approves California's SCHIP expansion waiver (Jan. 02)
  6. Letter to California Department of Health Services Regarding LA County Section 1115 Waiver (Sept. '99)
- Colorado
  1. Colorado Pre-Natal 1115 Waiver Proposal (Aug. '02)
- Connecticut
  1. Connecticut Drug Waiver Proposal (May '02)
  2. Connecticut Transfer of Assets Waiver Proposal (May '02)
- Florida
  1. Advocacy Center for Persons with Disabilities Comments on Florida 1115 Waiver (Oct. '05)
  2. Florida Legal Services Comments on Florida 1115 Waiver (Oct. '05)
  3. Florida's Pharmacy + Waiver Proposal (May '02)
- Hawaii
  1. Hawaii Quest Waiver Extension Request (Part 1) (May '02)
  2. Hawaii Quest Waiver Extension Request (Part 2) (May '02)
  3. Hawaii Quest Waiver Extension Request (Part 3) (May '02)
  4. Hawaii Quest Waiver Extension Request (Part 4) (May '02)
  5. Hawaii Quest Waiver Extension Request (Part 5) (May '02)
  6. Hawaii Quest Waiver Extension Request (Part 6) (May '02)
  7. Hawaii Quest Waiver Extension Request (Part 7) (May '02)
  8. Hawaii Quest Waiver Extension Request (Part 8) (May '02)
  9. Hawaii Quest Waiver Extension Request (Part 9) (May '02)
  10. Hawaii Quest Waiver Extension Request (Part 10) (May '02)
  11. Hawaii Quest Waiver Extension Request (Part 11) (May '02)
  12. Hawaii Quest Waiver Extension Request (Part 12) (May '02)
  13. Hawaii Quest Waiver Extension Request (Part 13) (May '02)
- Illinois
  1. The Financing of Illinois' Prescription Drug Demonstration Project (May '02)
  2. Illinois Drug Benefit Waiver Request (Feb. '02)
  3. Illinois Drug Benefit Waiver Approval with Terms and Conditions (Feb. '02)
- Indiana
  1. CMS Letter of Approval for the Indiana Prescription Drug 1115 Waiver (TIFF Image Format) (April '03)
  2. Indiana 1115 Demonstration Application (May '02)
- Maine
  1. Maine's Request to Amend Its Section 1115 HIV/AIDS Demonstration Approved (July '03)
  2. Maine Waiver Request (Part 1) (May '02)
  3. Maine Waiver Request (Part 2) (May '02)
  4. Maine Waiver Request (Part 3) (May '02)
  5. Maine Waiver Request (Part 4) (May '02)
- Maryland
  1. Amendment to Maryland Waiver Request (Jan. '02)
  2. Maryland Waiver Request (Dec. '01)
- Massachusetts
  1. Massachusetts MassHealth Waiver Request (Part 1) (May'02)
  2. Massachusetts MassHealth Waiver Request (Part 2) (May'02)
  3. Massachusetts MassHealth Waiver Request (Part 3) (May'02)
  4. Massachusetts MassHealth Waiver Request (Part 4) (May'02)
  5. Massachusetts MassHealth Waiver Request (Part 5) (May'02)
  6. Massachusetts MassHealth Waiver Request (Part 6) (May'02)
  7. Massachusetts MassHealth Waiver Request (Part 7) (May'02)
  8. Massachusetts Waiver Approval (May '02)
  9. Executive Summary of 1115 Pharmacy Waiver (June '02)
  10. Massachusetts Waiver Fact Sheet (May '02)
- Michigan
  1. Michigan Waiver Application (Oct '02)
  2. CMS Questions and Answers re Michigan Waiver (June '02)
  3. Michigan HIFA Waiver Application (April ‘02)
  4. Michigan HIFA Waiver Application - Attachment A (April '02)
  5. Michigan HIFA Waiver Application - Attachment B (April '02)
  6. Michigan HIFA Waiver Application - Attachment C (April '02)
  7. Michigan HIFA Waiver Application - Attachment D (April '02)
  8. Michigan HIFA Waiver Application - Attachment E (April '02)
  9. Michigan HIFA Waiver Application - Attachment F (April '02)
  10. Michigan HIFA Waiver Application - Attachment G (April '02)
- Minnesota
  1. Minnesota Waiver Extension Request (May '02)
- Missouri
  1. State Medicaid Cutbacks – Missouri’s Plan (June '06)
  2. State Medicaid Cutbacks – Missouri’s Plan (June '05)
  3. Letter to Governor re Medicaid Waiver Negotiations (Feb. '02)
- Montana
  1. Montana Letter Requesting Expedited Medicaid Waiver (April '02)
- New Hampshire
  1. New Hampshire 2004-2005 Waiver: Transforming the Medicaid Program with GraniteCare (Jan. '05)
  2. New Hampshire Seeks Private Help with Medicaid Waiver Application (June '04)
- New Mexico
  1. Letter from Senator Bingaman to HHS Secretary Thompson on New Mexico Waiver (April '02)
  2. New Mexico Proposed Waiver with Attachments (April 02)
  3. New Mexico Waiver Terms & Conditions (Sept. '02)
- Oregon
  1. Oregon Waiver Extension Approval (May '02)
  2. Oregon Waiver Extension Request (Part 1) (May '02)
  3. Oregon Waiver Extension Request (Part 2) (May '02)
  4. Oregon Waiver Extension Request (Part 3) (May '02)
- Rhode Island
  1. Rhode Island Extension Request (May '02)
- South Carolina
  1. Medicaid Choice: A Waiver Concept to Bring a Consumer-Directed Market-Based Environment to Medicaid (Jan. '05)
  2. South Carolina Waiver Extension Approval (May '02)
  3. South Carolina Waiver Extension Request (Part 1) (May '02)
  4. South Carolina Waiver Extension Request (Part 2) (May '02)
  5. South Carolina Waiver Extension Request (Part 3) (May '02)
  6. South Carolina Waiver Application (May '02)
- Tennessee
  1. Letter to CMS Admin. McClellan urging him to reject TN's proposed "medical necessity" definition (May '05)
  2. Supplement to September 24, 2004 Proposed Amendment to the TennCare Demonstration Project (Jan. '05)
  3. TennCare at a Glance (Jan. '05)
  4. TennCare Before and After (Jan. '05)
  5. TennCare Q & A (Jan. '05)
  6. TennCare Timeline (Jan. '05)
  7. TennCare Waiver Supplement (Jan. '05)
  8. Tennessee Seeks Even More Latitude for Its TennCare Program (Aug. '04)
  9. TennCare Extension Request (May '02)
  10. TennCare Mental Health Carve-Out Approval (May '02)
  11. TennCare Extension Request Partial Approval Letter (May '02)
  12. TennCare Waiver Amendment Proposal (Feb. '02)
  13. TennCare Waiver Amendment Approval Letter and Terms and Conditions (June '02)
- Utah
  1. Draft of Utah Waiver Amendment Adding a Premium Assistance Component (Nov. '02)
  2. Utah's Summary of the Waiver (State Version) (Feb. '02)
  3. Utah's Chart Summarizing Cost-sharing and Co-pays (Feb. '02)
  4. Utah Approval Letter (Feb. '02)
  5. Utah Waiver Request (Dec. '01)
  6. Utah Amended Waiver Terms and Conditions (Oct. '02)
  7. Utah Amended Waiver Approval Letter (Oct. '02)
- Vermont
  1. Vermont Amendment Request (May '02)
  2. Vermont Amendment Approval (May '02)
- Washington
  1. Outline of New Washington Waiver Proposal (April '02)
  2. CMS requests significant modifications to Washington's waiver request (Jan '02)
  3. Letter from Washington to CMS Clarifying Waiver Request (March '03)
  4. State Bar Elder Law Section Letter Criticizing Washington Waiver Proposal (Sept. '02)
  5. New Washington Final Waiver Proposal (Aug '02)
  6. New Washington Draft Waiver Proposal (July '02)
- Wisconsin
  1. Wisconsin Pharmacy Plus Terms and Conditions (July '02)
  2. HHS Letter Approving Wisconsin's Pharmacy Plus Initiative (July '02)
  3. Wisconsin Pharmacy Plus Waiver Application (May '02)

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