Utilizing the Section 1115 HIFA Waiver Option to Improve Services for Persons with Mental Illness

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Article Publication Date: 
3/21/2005
Summary: 
The information in this paper supports the President's New Freedom Initiative initiative by describing how a state might use the Health Insurance Flexibility and Accountability (HIFA) waiver option under Section 1115 authority to improve access to community-based services for persons with mental illness. These services can include basic health care coverage, enhanced community-based supports, and provisions to encourage the use of employer-sponsored insurance (ESI).
Topics: 
Medicaid Waivers
Types/Tools: 
Reports
Populations: 
Psychiatric Disabilities/Mental Illness
Sources: 
CMS
Programs/Initiatives: 
N/A
States: 
All States/Territories; Arizona; California; Colorado; Illinois; Idaho; Maine; New Jersey; New Mexico; Oregon
Keywords: 
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Section 1115; HIFA; Health Insurance Flexibility and Accountability; Disproportionate Share Hospital; DSH; State Children’s Health Insurance Program; SCHIP

Contact

President\'s New Freedom Commission on Mental Health
info@mentalhealth.org
Phone: 
800-789-2647

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/50528