Tag: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

  • Arkansas Governor applies to CMS for waiver to implement work requirements for Medicaid

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    Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders sent a section 1115 waiver request to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) last Tuesday, January 28th, requesting permission to implement work requirements for able-bodied Medicaid recipients aged 19-64.  Section 1115 of the Social Security Act allows for states to request approval from the CMS to waive certain…