Texas Expanding Medicaid Managed Care Statewide Under New Waiver

On December 12, 2011, Texas received federal approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for a new Medicaid waiver that permits the state to expand managed care to new regions of the state. The new 1115 Medicaid waiver replaces the state’s previous 1915(b) and 1915 (b/c) waivers and is effective through September 30, 2016. Through this waiver, all Medicaid beneficiaries, except for a specifically excluded population, will be enrolled in managed care. With their approval, CMS has required the state to ensure that beneficiaries have sufficient access to care, and the Medicaid managed care . . .