Reform, Waivers, Expansions, CHIP Will Be Medicaid Policy Focus In 2018

By Michelle M. Stein Ariel Cohen / January 4, 2018 at 2:47 PM
Stakeholders are looking for CMS to move on its promises to change Medicaid 1115 waivers to allow for work requirements, and one Medicaid expert says waivers will become even more important in 2018 if lawmakers back away from entitlement reform. It remains unclear whether House Republicans will take another swing at changing Medicaid in the coming year, and experts say that as the November midterm elections draw near, legislative and administrative efforts to change the program are likely to slow...


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