Transformation of Behavioral Health Care Through Section 1115 Waivers
The Biden administration has a powerful tool for encouraging state-level behavioral health innovation in the § 1115 Medicaid waiver process.

Waiver withdrawals provide a path forward for the Biden administration to end a grab bag of Trump-era Section 1115 waivers.
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the value of telehealth as both a tool of necessity as well as of innovation.
A value-based Medicare system is not only beneficial, but also necessary to protect the elderly and chronically ill during the pandemic.
By Wendy S. Salkin The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized a rule concerning home health agencies on January 9th, “Medicare and Medicaid Program: Conditions of Participation for Home Health Agencies.” The rule has been a long time coming, since the proposed rules were set forth on October 9, 2014. This is the first…