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NJ’s comprehensive Medicaid waiver on track but still several months out
New Jersey’s request to overhaul its $11 billion Medicaid program via what’s known as a “comprehensive waiver” from the federal government is on track but could take several more months to complete, according to a federal official overseeing the waiver request.
The waiver is intended to make improvements in the program, ranging from helping the elderly avoid nursing homes to reducing excess use of hospital emergency rooms, while saving the state money. The federal government has to approve of each of the changes the state Department of Human Services has planned before changes can be made because it funds 50 percent of the Medicaid program. (Fitzgerald, NJ Spotlight)
