CMS Approval Of Arizona Medicaid Amendment To Add Parents As Paid Caregivers & Expand KidsCare

On February 16, 2024, the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) published this approval from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for the Section 1115 Medicaid amendment to add "Parents as Paid Caregivers" as benefits and expand KidsCare benefits. Approval of the Parents as Paid Caregivers amendment will allow the state to continue to reimburse legally responsible parents of minor children for providing direct care to their minor children. The KidsCare Expansion amendment will allow the state to increase the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) (known in the state as KidsCare) eligibility thresholds from 200% of . . .