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Wisconsin BadgerCare Reform Approval Period: October 29, 2024 through December 31, 2029 Page 73 ii. Based on the findings, discuss the outcomes and impacts of the demonstration and identify the opportunities for improvements. Specifically: 1. If the state did not fully achieve its intended goals, why not? What could be done in the future that would better enable such an effort to more fully achieve those purposes, aims, objectives, and goals? i. Interpretations, Policy Implications and Interactions with Other State Initiatives – In this section, the state will discuss the section 1115 demonstration within an overall Medicaid context and long range planning. This should include interrelations of the demonstration with other aspects of the state’s Medicaid program, interactions with other Medicaid demonstrations, and other federal awards affecting service delivery, health outcomes and the cost of care under Medicaid. This section provides the state with an opportunity to provide interpretation of the data using evaluative reasoning to make judgments about the demonstration. This section should also include a discussion of the implications of the findings at both the state and national levels. j. Lessons Learned and Recommendations – This section of the Evaluation Report involves the transfer of knowledge. Specifically, the “opportunities” for future or revised demonstrations to inform Medicaid policymakers, advocates, and stakeholders is just as significant as identifying current successful strategies. Based on the evaluation results: i. What lessons were learned as a result of the demonstration? ii. What would you recommend to other states which may be interested in implementing a similar approach? Attachment Evaluation Design: Provide the CMS-approved Evaluation Design