CMS Approval Of Oregon Project Independence-Medicaid

On February 13, 2024, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published this approval of Oregon’s application for a five-year section 1115(a) demonstration, titled “Oregon Project Independence–Medicaid” (Project Number 11-W-00380/10), effective February 13, 2024, through January 31, 2029. Approval of this demonstration will enable the state to receive federal financial participation (FFP) to provide a limited set of home and community-based services (HCBS) to qualifying individuals ages 18 years or older, who are older adults or adults with disabilities, to avoid or delay entry into Medicaid through an institutional . . .