Michigan To Implement Medicaid HIFA Waiver In October 2002

OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Industry News On October 1, 2002, Michigan plans to implement its Medicaid Health Insurance Flexibility and Accountability (HIFA) waiver. The HIFA waiver is a new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) initiative that gives states more control over their Medicaid programs. According to Geralyn Lasher, Director of Communications for the Michigan Department of Community Health, the state hopes to get approval of the waiver in May 2002. Once implemented, the waiver will bring in an additional 50 million federal dollars for mental health care services, Ms. Lasher said, and . . .