CSAC and county affiliates submitted a coalition
letter to our California Congressional delegation requesting
their support in urging extensions to the Section 1115 Medicaid
waiver and the Medi-Cal Specialty Mental Health Services
(1915(b)) waiver. Our coalition has specifically asked our
delegation to support a one-year extension for both waivers.
In the last several months, CSAC has worked to respond to federal
proposals, such as the Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Rule
(MFAR), and worked closely with county affiliates and the state
on Medi-Cal 2020. Medi-Cal 2020 would transition many of the key
components, such as Whole Person Care and Public Hospital
Redesign and Incentives in Medi-Cal (PRIME), from previous
Section 1115 Medicaid waivers to the new waiver. As governments
divert their immediate attention and resources to responding to
the COVID-19 pandemic, stakeholders do not have the capacity to
provide thoughtful engagement in the Medi-Cal 2020 waiver
discussion or implementation of non COVID-19 related rules. While
counties provide frontline response, we have asked Congress to
support our request for one-year extension for the two waivers
set to expire this year.
