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Health Affairs, Vol 14, Issue 1, 199-216
Copyright © 1995 by Project HOPE

Journal Article

Insuring the poor through Section 1115 Medicaid waivers

With the demise of health care reform at the national level, much of the attention has shifted to state-level efforts. Recently, several states have begun looking to the Medicaid program as a way to solve their health care problems. A principal way in which states are implementing health care reform is through the Section 1115 research and demonstration Medicaid waiver program. The 1115 waiver authority provides states considerable flexibility to restructure their Medicaid programs to offer health care to new populations and thus has great potential for covering large segments of the uninsured population. While it shows great promise, however, there are many obstacles states must overcome both in implementing and in maintaining an 1115 program.

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