CMS approves Nebraska Medicaid waiver with work requirement
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday approved a five-year Medicaid waiver for Nebraska that allows newly covered adults who are not medically frail or pregnant to access additional benefits if they participate in certain wellness, work, volunteer or training activities.
The additional benefits include vision and dental services and over-the-counter medications for beneficiaries who participate in certain wellness activities beginning in April 2021 and work, volunteer or training activities beginning in April 2022.
The state expects to enroll 41,000 to 51,000 beneficiaries in the demonstration in April 2021, with 45% of them opting to receive the additional benefits.
Related News Articles
Headline
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dec. 4 announced that drug manufacturers bluebird bio, inc. (manufacturer of Lyfgenia) and Vertex…
Headline
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Oct. 16 approved section 1115 demonstration amendments which will allow Medicaid and Children's Health…
Headline
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Sept. 26 released guidance on state compliance with the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment…
Headline
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Aug. 15 released a state funding notice for the Cell and Gene Therapy Access Model. The CGT Access Model will…
Perspective
It’s an understatement to say everything on the national political scene is both unprecedented and unpredictable these days.To state the obvious, there will be…
Headline
The AHA July 25 urged the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to maintain the uninsured rate at 8.7% under the inpatient prospective payment system…