WVXU

FSSA says changes to key eligibility assessment for Medicaid waiver services take effect July 1

Holly Wimsatt, director of the Bureau of Disabilities Services within FSSA, said the agency is introducing new evaluation tools specifically designed for children and infants. She also said a ...
Becker's Hospital Review

5 states’ updates on Medicaid expansions, waivers

Medicaid programs in several states have made headlines over the past few weeks, as policy changes prompt lawsuits, new waiver submissions and studies. 1. Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Study: With Medicaid waivers, parents of autistic children more likely to work

Medicaid waivers targeting children with autism spectrum disorder also help their parents remain employed, according to a study from Penn State College of Medicine and collaborators. For the study, ...
WVXU

FSSA reopens Medicaid waiver slots, but only covers about a third of 13,000 Hoosiers on waitlists

The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration will release more than 2,600 slots for the Pathways waiver and about 1,800 slots for the Health and Wellness waiver, according to the agency’s ...
McKnight's Senior Living

Report recommends changes for Medicaid HCBS; providers want a say

A new report makes a series of recommendations the authors say will strengthen Medicaid home- and community-based services and support direct care workers, but one Illinois advocacy organization says ...
Heartland

Research & Commentary: Federal Waiver Can Save Virginia’s Medicaid Program

The continuing growth in states’ Medicaid programs has placed a severe financial strain on state budgets. In fiscal year 2024, Medicaid was the largest category of total state spending, consuming 29.8 ...