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HEALTHIER MISSISSIPPI WAIVER DEMONSTRATION EXTENSION REQUEST

FULL PUBLIC NOTICE AND COMMENT PERIOD

Posted July 19, 2022

Pursuant to 42 C.F.R. Section 431.408, public notice is hereby given to the submission of a Medicaid proposed demonstration renewal request of the Healthier Mississippi Waiver (HMW), effective October 1, 2023, through September 30, 2028. The Division of Medicaid is requesting no changes with this renewal request. HMW has operated since 2006.

The current temporary extension of the HMW 1115 Waiver #11-W-00185/4 will expire on September 30, 2023.

Program Description, Goals and Objectives The Division of Medicaid’s HMW is designed to provide Medicaid services to aged, blind or disabled individuals who have no Medicare coverage and who are not otherwise eligible for Medicaid.

The goal is to improve the overall health status of individuals who, without the HMW, have very limited access to health care by providing primary and preventive care and to demonstrate budget neutrality based on an aggregate dollar cap that cannot exceed the cumulative target.

Goals and Objectives for the renewal are listed below: Goal 1: To improve access to comprehensive health care services for individuals who are no longer covered under the Mississippi Medicaid State Plan and meet all other eligibility requirements for the HMW.

Goal 2: To increase the utilization of podiatric, eyeglasses, dental, and chiropractic services by ten percent (10%) each demonstration year.

Goal 3: To demonstrate budget neutrality based on an aggregate dollar cap growth rate allowed.