Medicaid 1115 Block Grant Waivers

Letter to Secretary Azar from Chairman Pallone, June 26, 2019

HHS.2019.6.26.

 

RHODE ISLAND

Global Waiver application, March 2008

RIGlobalConsumerChoiceCompactWaiverFinal3-26-08toCMSmodified

Global Waiver legislation, 2008

2008 Rhode Island General Laws

Global Waiver Approval, January 16, 2009

GlobalWaiverFinal1-09

American Action Forum paper, 2011

OHC_NGA Winter Meeting_Medicaid_Final Draft

CBPP paper, 2011

3-16-11health2

RWJ paper, 2013

RI_Global_Waiver_Brief_FINAL

 

TENNESSEE

HB 1280, as it passed the Tennessee House [?]

HB1280

Tennessee Senate GOP press release, April 16, 2019

NEW AMENDMENT ENSURES FULL FUNDING AND MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY IN PROPOSED TENNCARE BLOCK GRANT WAIVER PROGRAM

Center for Nonprofit Management column, April 17, 2019

https://www.cnm.org/CNMMembership/Links/Blog/April-2019/Medicaid-Block-Grant-for-Tennessee

Knoxville Ledger story, April 18, 2019

http://www.tnledger.com/knoxville/editorial/ArticleEmail.aspx?id=116857&print=1

The Tennessee bill as enacted, I think …

CC0016

 

UTAH

Proposed amendment, Aug. 15, 2017

Utah ‘acceptance,’ April 26, 2019

ut-primary-care-network-state-acceptance-ltr-20190426-1

State web site’s explanation

https://medicaid.utah.gov/expansion

State expansion implementation toolkit

UTAH MEDICAID EXPANSION_ Toolkit

Utah proposal, May 31, 2019

Utah 1115 Demonstration Application- Per Capita Cap- 31May2019

 

ALASKA?

KTOO story, 4/3/19

https://www.ktoo.org/2019/04/03/alaska-aims-to-be-first-state-receiving-federal-medicaid-funding-as-a-block-grant/

Letter from Gov. Dunleavy to Pres. Trump, 3/1/19

2019-March-GOA-Correspondence

The Hill story, 4/4/19

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/437369-trump-administration-urging-alaska-to-apply-for-medicaid-block-grant

Washington Examiner story, 4/4/19

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/healthcare/republican-governor-seeks-for-alaska-to-be-first-state-to-get-medicaid-as-a-block-grant

Georgetown discussion of 1115 waiver policy more generally, putting Alaska in context, 4/5/19

https://ccf.georgetown.edu/2019/04/05/where-does-the-trump-administrations-medicaid-waiver-policy-go-next/

Midnight Sun AK roundup, 4/5/19

http://midnightsunak.com/2019/04/05/friday-in-the-sun-april-5-the-fiscal-responsibility-matters-edition/

Alaska Landmine Sunday Minefield, 4/7/19

https://alaskalandmine.com/landmines/the-sunday-minefield-april-7-2019/

Anchorage Daily News story, 4/14/19

https://www.adn.com/politics/2019/04/14/alaska-advocacy-groups-push-back-on-dunleavys-interest-in-block-grant-funding-for-medicaid/

ANCOR story, 4/15/19

https://ancor.org/newsroom/news/worrisome-tremors-trump-administration-works-state-route-medicaid-block-grants

Daily Kos story, 4/18/19

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/1851269

Dermot Cole commentary, 4/19/19

https://www.dermotcole.com/reportingfromalaska/2019/4/18/health-commissioner-says-that-contrary-to-trump-letter-state-isnt-seeking-medicaid-block-grant

Barbara Norton column, 4/23/19

https://www.adn.com/opinions/2019/04/24/making-medicaid-a-block-grant-will-endanger-alaskans/

Dermot Cole column, 5/16/19

https://www.dermotcole.com/reportingfromalaska/2019/5/15/in-another-reversal-state-now-says-it-will-study-block-grant-for-medicaid

ADN story, 5/20/19

https://www.adn.com/business-economy/2019/05/20/alaska-health-department-seeks-review-of-its-medicaid-overhaul-plan/

Proof of Concept Analysis request for proposals

IRFP_190000114_ProofOfConceptAnalysis

Amendment, 5/17

IRFP_190000114_Amendment_1

Alaska Journal of Commerce story, 6/5/19

http://www.alaskajournal.com/2019-06-05/state-awards-contract-medicaid-block-grant-study

 

 

HB 135 / SB 112, introduced 4/15/19

Transmittal letter, 4/12/19

HB 135 Governor’s Transmittal Letter 4 15 19

HB 135

HB0135A

SB 112

SB0112A

Fiscal note 1 (Corrections)

HB0135-1-2-041519-COR-N

Fiscal note 2 (Div. of Insurance)

HB0135-2-2-041519-CED-Y

Fiscal note 3 (DHSS — Behavioral Health)

HB0135-3-2-041519-DHS-Y

Fiscal note 4 (DHSS)

HB0135-4-2-041519-DHS-Y

Fiscal note 5 (DHSS)

HB0135-5-2-041519-DHS-Y

Fiscal note 6 (DHSS)

HB0135-6-3-041519-DHS-Y

Fiscal note 7 (DHSS)

HB0135-7-2-041519-DHS-Y

Fiscal note 8 (DHSS)

HB0135-8-2-041519-DHS-Y

Section by section [date?]

SB 112 detailed sectional analysis – with incorrect HB 135 analysis

 

Commonwealth Fund paper on Arkansas private option, 2017

https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2017/feb/evidence-private-option-arkansas-experience

CMS approval of Arkansas private option waiver, September 27, 2013

ar-private-option-app-ltr-09272013