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CMS-Approved Waivers Break New Ground for Medicaid Coverage of American Indian and Alaska Native Traditional Health Care Practices

Description
Provides an overview of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved 1115 waivers that allow Medicaid agencies to cover American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) traditional healthcare practices in four states: Arizona, California, New Mexico, and Oregon. Describes who can access traditional healthcare practices under these waivers, where traditional healthcare services can be provided, who will be certified to provide these services, and implementation support.
Author(s)
Anne Smithey
Date
10/2024
Type
Document
Organization
Center for Health Care Strategies
Tagged as
Access · American Indian or Alaska Native · Culture and cultural competency · Legislation and regulations · Medicaid · Arizona · California · New Mexico · Oregon

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