Utilizing the Section 1115 HIFA Waiver Option to Improve Services for Persons with Mental Illness
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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).
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).
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Keywords
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
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info@mentalhealth.org
Phone
800-789-2647