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The federal government on Monday approved 1135 Medicaid waivers for 11 states batting the coronavirus epidemic.
The 1135 waiver allows the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to waive some requirements in Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP that give state Medicaid agencies flexibility and remove red tape that can hamper access to needed services.
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WTKR-TV
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services approved an additional 11 state Medicaid waiver requests under Section 1135 of the Social Security Act Tuesday, bringing the total number of approved Section 1135 waivers for states to 13.
According to a release by CMS, the waivers provide relief on a number of fronts, such as prior authorization and provider enrollment requirements, suspending certain nursing home pre-admission reviews, and facilitating reimbursement to providers for care delivered in alternative settings due to facility evacuations. Virginia and North Carolina are among the 11 states whose waivers were approved.
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The American Independent
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested a simple way for states to help residents during the coronavirus pandemic: Expand Medicaid eligibility as allowed under Obamacare.
Pelosi made the recommendation during a Monday press conference, while at the same time encouraging President Donald Trump to stop his effort to overturn the health care act in court.
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services via MSN
In keeping with its commitment to ensure states have the necessary tools to respond to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved an additional 11 state Medicaid waiver requests under Section 1135 of the Social Security Act (Act), bringing the total number of approved Section 1135 waivers for states to 13.
The waivers were approved within days of states' submitting them, and offer states new flexibility to focus their resources on combating the outbreak and providing the best possible care to Medicaid beneficiaries in their states. These waivers support President Trump’s commitment to operating a COVID-19 response that is locally executed, state managed and federally supported.
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Winston-Salem Journal
North Carolina's request for additional regulatory flexibility for its Medicaid program was granted Tuesday by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
North Carolina is one of 11 states approved for a temporary waiver related to Section 1135 of the Social Security Act for its coronavirus prevention and treatment strategies.
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WBTV-TV via MSN
In a time of coronavirus concerns, children are not only logging onto their computers for class time, but for services like speech therapy, too. With most schools out for the next few months, students will not have the usual in-school therapy, and although private practices are deemed "essential" under state-wide restrictions, some are offering therapy virtually, to be extra cautious.
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BigCountryNewsConnection.com
In a press conference held on Monday, Idaho Gov. Brad Little addressed what the State is doing to help citizens throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
In that regard, he signed a proclamation extending the State tax filing date 60 days, to June 15, 2020. Little also stated that Medicaid has also suspended copay requirements for the time being.
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WJXT-TV
States have been given authority to extend Medicaid to help pay the costs of COVID-19 testing for uninsured residents under a federal coronavirus relief measure passed last week.
But Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday avoided directly answering whether Florida would take advantage of the new policy, which would allow the full costs of testing uninsured adults to be borne by the state Medicaid program.
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Pauls Valley Democrat
Oklahoma has quietly released details of Gov. Kevin Stitt's Medicaid expansion plan, with the state's own report saying the plan "will likely depress enrollment" by thousands of Oklahomans compared to a traditional Medical expansion plan.
As state and federal leaders focused their attention on the coronavirus pandemic, the Oklahoma Health Care Authority posted on its website Monday the state's waiver application and a notice of the start of a 30-day public comment period. The application is part of the federal Healthy Adult Opportunity program, which allows states to seek multiyear waivers to traditional expansion.
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St. Louis Business Journal
An effort to expand Medicaid in Missouri has acquired enough signatures to put the initiative on the ballot this fall, organizers said Tuesday.
According to the Springfield News-Leader, expansion campaign manager A.J. Bockelman said via email the organization "will be able to submit the required number of valid signatures by the early May deadline," despite the cancellation of campaign events due to the coronavirus.
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