Arizona Governor Submits Revised Medicaid Proposal With Enrollment Limits, Wellness Incentives & Benefit Modernization

On March 31, 2011, Arizona Governor Jan Brewer submitted a revised Medicaid proposal to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); the state’s current 1115 Medicaid waiver expires September 30, 2011. The proposal includes enrollment limits, wellness incentives, and payment and benefit modernization; it also includes support for integrated care for people with behavioral health disorders and children with special needs. If CMS approves the proposal, the terms of the new Waiver would start October 1, 2011, and run through September 30, 2016. As of April 13, 2011, a spokesperson for the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment . . .