Arkansas Providers Urge CMS to Grant Two-Year Extension for ARHOME Waiver
Dozens of Arkansas healthcare providers and organizations are pressing the federal government to approve the state's request for a two-year extension of its Medicaid expansion waiver, Arkansas Health and Opportunity for Me (ARHOME). CMS has verbally denied Arkansas's initial request for a five-year extension. The state is seeking the two-year period to develop a new Medicaid expansion model. The outcome will determine the future of coverage for hundreds of thousands of Arkansans enrolled through the state's alternative expansion approach.
The waiver extension decision will determine whether Arkansas can maintain Medicaid expansion coverage continuity or must rapidly restructure its program, affecting enrollment, provider participation, and managed care contract stability.
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