The New Medicaid Waivers: Coverage Losses for Beneficiaries, Higher Costs for States

Federalism in a Time of Coronavirus: The Trump Administration, Intergovernmental Relations, and the Fraying Social Compact

“…For instance, CMS approved states’ waivers that restricted or elimitated Medicaid retroactive eligibility. 2 Eleven states—AR, AZ, IA, IN, KY, ME, NH, NM, OK, UT and FL—had such requests approved (Flowers and Accius 2019). Several states submitted waivers requesting premiums (AZ, IN, IA, KY, ME, MI, MT, NM, WI and VA).…”

Hear Their Voices: The Experiences of Midlife Adults Who Gained Medicaid Coverage in Four Expansion States

“…In recent years, some states have sought federal approval to implement a broad range of new Medicaid policies, many of which, if imposed, could create significant barriers for enrollees or result in coverage losses. 19 Examples of these emerging waiver policies include conditioning eligibility for Medicaid on compliance with work requirements and requiring increased cost sharing. Another emerging policy is to allow states to use the section 1115 waiver process 20 to seek capped federal Medicaid funding through block grants, which are fixed amounts of money the federal government gives to states to operate their Medicaid programs.…”