Allow expedited application for Medicaid waivers in well-qualified states.  In order to give states new flexibility to control costs and improve quality, we recommend increasing the availability of state Medicaid waivers. Specifically, we recommend establishing presumptive eligibility criteria for up to 10 states over the next decade.  These eligible states would be required to proactively seek out the waiver and to meet certain objective threshold criteria, including: improved quality, efficiency, and cost of care; and not increasing the uninsured population.  Applications would be evaluated and overseen by the Medicaid Center for Innovation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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United States.  White House.  "The National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform."  December 2010