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https://www.kff.org/medicaid/a-first-look-at-north-carolinas-section-1115-medicaid-waivers-healthy-opportunities-pilots/
A First Look at North Carolina’s Section 1115 Medicaid Waiver’s Healthy Opportunities Pilots | KFF
Aug 9, 2025 - Medicaid funds typically cannot be used to pay for non-medical interventions that target the social determinants of health. However, in October 2018, CMS...
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https://acf.gov/css/grants/section-1115-waivers
Section 1115 Waivers | The Administration for Children and Families
Provides information for states and tribes about Section 1115 waivers
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https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USCMSMEDICAID/bulletins/39d228c
CMS Approves a Five-Year Extension of the Delaware Diamond State Health Plan Section 1115...
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https://www.kff.org/medicaid/section-1115-waiver-watch-continuous-eligibility-waivers/
Section 1115 Waiver Watch: Continuous Eligibility Waivers | KFF
Aug 9, 2025 - The pandemic continuous enrollment provision and other research show that continuous eligibility reduces Medicaid disenrollment and “churn” rates and helps to...
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https://www.kff.org/affordable-care-act/how-medicaid-section-1115-waivers-are-evolving-early-insights-about-what-to-watch/
How Medicaid Section 1115 Waivers Are Evolving: Early Insights About What to Watch | KFF
Aug 9, 2025 - While efforts to pass major federal legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and restructure and reduce federal Medicaid financing may...
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https://www.kff.org/medicaid/section-1115-waiver-watch-a-look-at-the-use-of-contingency-management-to-address-stimulant-use-disorder/
Section 1115 Waiver Watch: A Look at the Use of Contingency Management to Address Stimulant Use...
Aug 9, 2025 - Contingency management is an evidence-based psychosocial intervention that uses motivational incentives, such as vouchers or gift cards, to encourage recovery...
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https://www.kff.org/medicaid/section-1115-waiver-watch-early-signs-point-to-new-directions-under-trump-administration/
Section 1115 Waiver Watch: Early Signs Point to New Directions Under Trump Administration | KFF
Aug 11, 2025 - Recent actions from the Trump administration could signal limits to curtail Medicaid waivers related to social determinants of health and to limit waiver...
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https://www.kff.org/medicaid/medicaid-waiver-tracker-approved-and-pending-section-1115-waivers-by-state/
Medicaid Waiver Tracker: Approved and Pending Section 1115 Waivers by State | KFF
Apr 21, 2026 - Section 1115 Medicaid waivers can allow states to test new approaches in Medicaid that differ from what is required by federal law. This page tracks approved...
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https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dhs/resources/medicaid/medicaid-coverage-former-foster-care-youth-different-state-substance-use-disorder-section-1115
Post-Award Forum for the Section 1115 Demonstration: Medicaid Coverage for Former Foster Care Youth...
Post-Award Forum for the Section 1115 Demonstration: Medicaid Coverage for Former Foster Care Youth (FFCY) from a Different State and Substance Use Disorders...
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https://www.kff.org/mental-health/section-1115-waiver-watch-how-california-will-expand-medicaid-pre-release-services-for-incarcerated-populations/
Section 1115 Waiver Watch: How California Will Expand Medicaid Pre-Release Services for...
Aug 9, 2025 - On January 26, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved California’s Section 1115 request to cover a package of reentry services for...
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https://www.kff.org/medicaid/section-1115-medicaid-waiver-watch-a-closer-look-at-recent-approvals-to-address-health-related-social-needs-hrsn/
Section 1115 Medicaid Waiver Watch: A Closer Look at Recent Approvals to Address Health-Related...
Aug 9, 2025 - This issue brief provides an overview of how Section 1115 waivers have been used to address the health-related social needs of enrollees, including a summary...
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