CMS Approval Of ARHOME 1115 Medicaid Demonstration Waiver

On December 22, 2021, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published this approval of the Arkansas Health and Opportunity for Me (ARHOME) Medicaid demonstration waiver. Approval of this demonstration will enable Arkansas (“the state”) to provide premium assistance to Medicaid beneficiaries with incomes up to and including 133% of the federal poverty level (FPL), who are eligible under the new adult group, to assist beneficiaries in the purchase of coverage from qualified health plans (QHPs) offered in the individual market through the Federally Facilitated Marketplace . . .