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VISIT THE PILLAR: Federal Administrative Accountability
The following measures report the status and approval times for Section 1115 demonstration applications submitted and deemed complete in calendar year 2020.
Section 1115 demonstrations give states flexibility to test new and innovative approaches to coverage and to providing care to Medicaid beneficiaries.
| Section 1115 Demonstrations: Time from Submission to Approval |
The following measures report the status and approval times for Section 1115 demonstration applications submitted and deemed complete. |
In calendar year 2020, states submitted 37 non-COVID related Section 1115 demonstration applications that CMS deemed complete. As of the end of June 2021, CMS approved 20 applications, 17 were pending, and none were withdrawn.
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Status of Applications Two pie charts - One on the left with 37 Non COVID-19 Demonstration applications submitted, of which 17 were pending and 20 approved, and on the right 35 COVID-19 Demonstrations applications submitted of which 25 were approved, 6 were pending, and 4 were withdrawn
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| Section 1115 Demonstrations: Time from Submission to Approval |
The following measures report the status and approval times for Section 1115 demonstration applications submitted and deemed complete. |
The following measure reports the total number of non-COVID and COVID related demonstrations that CMS approved in six months or less, and more than six months. Pending and withdrawn applications are not included in this count. |
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 Approval within Six Months Two pie charts - One on the left with 20 Non COVID-19 Demonstration applications submitted, of which 11 took less than 6 months and 9 took more than 6 months, and one on the right, 25 COVID-19 Demonstration applications submitted, of which 21 took less than 6 months and 4 took more than 6 months
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Note: Pending and withdrawn applications are not included in this count. |
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| Section 1115 Demonstrations: Time from Submission to Approval |
The following measures report the status and approval times for Section 1115 demonstration applications submitted and deemed complete. |
The following measure reports the total number of days that the 20 approved non-COVID demonstration applications and 25 approved COVID related demonstrations application were under review. |
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Time from Submission to Approval - Number of days that the COVID-19 Demonstrations applications and Non-COVID-19 Demonstrations applications took to be approved and different day ranges for each on bar graph Bar Graph with Median of 165, Mean of 205, and the categories and values:
Time from Submission to Approval - COVID Demonstrations Bar Graph with Median of 85, Mean of 107, and the categories and values:
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| Section 1115 Demonstrations: Time from Submission to Approval |
The following measures report the status and approval times for Section 1115 demonstration applications submitted and deemed complete. |
The following measure reports the total number of days that the 17 non-COVID related pending demonstration applications and 6 COVID related pending demonstration applications have been under review as of the end of June 2021. |
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 Total Number of Days that Pending non-COVID and COVID Demonstration Applications have been under review, by groupings of day ranges in bar graphs with Median and Mean numbers of days separately shown Time Under Review - Non-COVID Demonstrations Bar Graph with Median of 336, Mean of 345, and the categories and values:
Time Under Review - COVID Demonstrations Bar Graph with Median of 405, Mean of 398, and the categories and values:
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Source: CMS analysis of administrative data from January 2020 through June 2021. |