APHSA’s NWI’s Financing Committee developed a white paper outlining the existing opportunities available for state human service programs. The paper, A-87 Exception Toolkit for Human Service Agencies: Description of the Exception and Recommendations for Action, provides an depth look at what the Exception entails, the potential savings to states upon approval/implementation, what is still able to be built in the time remaining and helpful strategies states may think about in furthering their efforts to take advantage of this time-limited exception with their Medicaid agencies at significantly lower cost between now and the end of 2015. Even though the incremental cost of adding component functionality that does not benefit Medicaid must be paid by the non-Medicaid program, the result can mean significant savings to state budgets. As you are also aware, this funding opportunity is available whether or not a state has expanded its Medicaid population under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) or developed a state-based Marketplace.
The full report is attached and available at http://www.aphsa.org/content/APHSA/en/pathways/NWI.html.
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