Federal Government Approves $52.5 Billion Massachusetts Medicaid Waiver Deal

The Federal Government has approved a five-year, $52.5 billion Medicaid waiver deal for Massachusetts. The arrangement's goal is to transition toward accountable care organization (ACO) care models, behavioral health investments, and long-term care financing. The $1.8 billion deal also more-than doubles the number of hospital eligible for uncompensated-care reimbursements from seven to 15.

The arrangement will facilitate a $1.8 billion effort to transition toward accountable care organization (ACO) models of care and investments in behavioral health and long-term care services, with a possible ACO pilot program to launch in December. The . . .