Centers For Medicare & Medicaid Services Approval Of Washington State Amendment To 1115 Medicaid Waiver For Addiction Treatment Services

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved the waiver amendment on July 17, 2018. The Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) program intends to launch a program to expand the Medicaid addiction treatment continuum to include outpatient, inpatient, or residential treatment in facilities with 16 or more beds, which are considered Institutions of Mental Disease (IMDs), and not normally eligible for Medicaid reimbursement . . .