GAO Calls For Greater Transparency In Medicaid Waivers

By James Romoser / May 17, 2019 at 4:09 PM
CMS should revise its policies to provide more transparency on states’ requests for 1115 waivers in their Medicaid programs, the Government Accountability Office said in a report released Friday (May 17). As states seek to use such waivers to enact major changes to Medicaid, such as work requirements, CMS can do a better job of ensuring that members of the public have access to information about the waivers’ likely effects on Medicaid enrollment and federal spending, GAO said. Under a...


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