WA-20-0007
April 2020 Fee Schedule Effective Dates
OR-20-0006
increased the telemedicine/Telehealth rates due to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) and will sunset at the end of the PHE.
AR-20-0001
Increasing 1915(j) self-direction personal care rate to 73% of the agency personal care rate to meet state minimum wage increase
NM-20-0005
This time-limited state plan amendment responds to the COVID-19 national emergency. The purpose of this amendment is to increase payments to in-patient hospital rates.
WI-20-0004
This time-limited state plan amendment responds to the COVID-19 national emergency. The purpose of this amendment is to expand Hospital Presumptive Eligibility to include the Aged, Blind, and Disabled Population.
AK-20-0003
This time-limited state plan amendment responds to the COVID-19 national emergency.
MS-20-0015
This time-limited state plan amendment responds to the COVID-19 national emergency. The purpose of this amendment is to allow services to be provided via telehealth and add payment methodologies for services provided via telehealth.
GA-20-0029
The state provides temporary policy adjustments in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Section 1135 Waiver Flexibilities - New York Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Second Request)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) granted an initial approval to the State of New York for multiple Section 1135 flexibilities on March 26, 2020. Your initial 1135 request included a request for additional flexibilities we can now approve. Attached, please find a response to your requests for waivers or modifications, pursuant to section 1135 of the Social Security Act (Act), to address the challenges posed by COVID-19. This approval addresses those requests related to Medicaid.
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Section 1135 Waiver Flexibilities - Maryland Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Second Request)
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) granted an initial approval to the state of Maryland for multiple Section 1135 flexibilities on March 27, 2020. Your follow-up communication to CMS on May 1, 2020 detailed a number of additional federal requirements that also pose issues or challenges for the health care delivery system in Maryland and requested a waiver or modification of those additional requirements.
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