WH Eyes Medicaid 1115 Waivers For Interstate Abortion Within Hyde Limits

The White House is considering using Medicaid 1115 waivers to establish federal support for people living in abortion-hostile states who seek access to abortion and other reproductive care elsewhere, which a CMS official told Inside Health Policy could expand access to care for Medicaid enrollees whose pregnancies are the result of rape or incest, or whose lives are at risk. Legal experts point to prior cases of CMS using Medicaid waivers to provide services to those outside the program...