Coronavirus Resources

This webinar will go over the different options states can use to modify their Medicaid programs to meet people's needs under the COVID-19 pandemic. It will cover how states can use Section 1135 and 1115 waivers, state plan amendments, 1915(c) Appendix K, and Section 6008 (FMAP) to improve access to care and services. It will also include trends from current state activities and advocacy recommendations.

The webinar will take place on Thursday, April 2 at 3pm ET/12pm PT.

States have many options for adjusting their Medicaid services to best meet evolving needs under the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the important mechanisms for ensuring people with disabilities have access to the home and community-based services (HCBS) they need to stay safely at home is an Appendix K to existing 1915(c) waivers. This factsheet by Elizabeth Edwards discusses CMS’s guidance for using Appendix K for the COVID-19 pandemic and trends in the Appendix Ks approved thus far.

Director of Health Policy Leo Cuello discusses how states have several major paths to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic using Medicaid. This overview is intended to help advocates better understand and shape state Medicaid responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Our Coronavirus Resource page contains helpful material from NHeLP and our trusted partners, and covers topics like Medicaid, CHIP, immigrant health, legislation, reproductive and sexual health, and more.

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