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Section 1135 Waiver Flexibilities - Mississippi Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Second Request)

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) granted an initial approval to the State of Mississippi for multiple section 1135 flexibilities on March 23, 2020. Your follow-up communication to CMS on April 1, 2020 detai1ed an additional federal requirement that also pose issues or challenges for the health care delivery system in Mississippi and requested a waiver or modification of those additional requirements.

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Section 1135 Waiver Flexibilities - Arizona Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Eighth Request)

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) granted an initial approval to the State of Arizona for multiple section 1135 flexibilities on March 23, 2020.  Your follow-up communication to CMS on April 17, 2020 detai1ed a number of additional federal requirements that also pose issues or challenges for the health care delivery system in Arizona and requested a waiver or modification of those additional requirements.

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MN-19-0017

Adds income and resource disregards to certain individuals eligible for home and community-based waiver services under Section 1915c of the Social Security Act..

LA-20-0003

Amends the provisions governing the definition of a public, non-rural community hospital, to include Thibodaux Regional Medical Center, formerly owned by a parish, city or other local government or instrumentality, after January 1, 2019.

Section 1135 Waiver Flexibilities - Alaska Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Second Request)

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) granted an initial approval to the State of Alaska for multiple section 1135 flexibilities on April 2, 2020.  Your follow-up communication to CMS on May 26, 2020, detai1ed an additional federal requirement that also pose issues or challenges for the health care delivery system in Alaska and requested a waiver or modification of the additional requirement.

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VT-20-0015

This time-limited state plan amendment responds to the COVID-19 national emergency. The purpose of this amendment is to suspend co-payment obligations for outpatient hospital visits and for medications to treat the symptoms of COVID-19, remove 9-hour per week minimum for substance use disorder services and intensive outpatient treatment services (including alternative benefit plans), expand prior authorization for medications by automatic renewal, and make exceptions for brand name drugs.