CMS Revokes Former Approval Of Arizona & Indiana Medicaid Work Requirement Waivers

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) officially revoked its approvals of Arizona's and Indiana’s Medicaid work and community engagement requirements to maintain Medicaid eligibility. CMS had approved Arizona’s waiver on January 18, 2019. On October 26, 2020, CMS had conditionally approved an extension of the Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP) to permit the state to require work and community engagement activities. In its letters to the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) and the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration (FSSA), CMS said that in light of the ongoing disruptions caused by the coronavirus disease . . .