Health insurance flexibility and accountability initiative: opportunities and issues for states.
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The Health Insurance Flexibility and Accountability (HIFA) demonstration initiative is a significant milestone in the evolution of the states’ ability to use section 1115 of the Social Security Act. Section 1115 gives the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) the discretion to let states modify Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) by waiving certain portions of Titles XIX and XXI.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- State Coverage Initiatives issue brief : a national initiative of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
دوره 3 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002