The End of Pandemic-Era Flexibilities in Medicaid Home and Community-based Services: What Agency Leaders Need to Know
This resource is designed to help Medicaid agency leaders, as well as their colleagues in aging & disability agencies, prepare for the end of federal flexibilities that Medicaid adopted to support older adults and individuals with disabilities during the COVID-19 public health emergency.
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- NAMD
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Program Stream
This brief outlines specific individual Medicaid disaster relief authorities that states may have taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including their effective dates and termination dates. It includes details about:
- State Specific 1135 Waivers;
- 1135 Blanket Waivers;
- Appendix K for 1915(c) Waivers;
- Attachment K for Section 1115 Waivers;
- Medicaid Disaster Relief State Plan Amendments (SPAs) for the COVID-19 PHE; and
- 1115 Waivers.
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