Section 1115 waivers

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Medicaid program
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Centers_for_Medicare_&_Medicaid_Services
gptkbp:affects Medicaid eligibility
Medicaid benefits
Medicaid delivery systems
Medicaid payment models
gptkbp:allows states to test new approaches in Medicaid
states to waive certain federal Medicaid requirements
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:Medicaid
gptkb:Children's_Health_Insurance_Program
gptkbp:approvedBy gptkb:Section_1115_of_the_Social_Security_Act
gptkbp:duration typically 5 years, renewable
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Section 1115 waivers
gptkbp:introducedIn 1960s
gptkbp:mayInclude changes to benefits
cost-sharing changes
delivery system reforms
expansion of eligibility
gptkbp:purpose to allow states flexibility in Medicaid and CHIP programs
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Section_1915_waivers
Medicaid demonstration projects
gptkbp:requires public notice and comment
federal approval
budget neutrality
evaluation and reporting
gptkbp:subject federal oversight
gptkbp:usedBy many U.S. states
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Medicaid_program
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5