This week, our In Focus section reviews Kentucky’s 1115 waiver, Kentucky Helping to Engage and Achieve Long Term Health (KY HEALTH), approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on January 12, 2018. The waiver was approved for five years, effective January 12, 2018, through September 30, 2023. The decision from CMS represents the first approval of a Medicaid waiver that includes a work requirement as a condition of eligibility.
Kentucky developed the waiver in collaboration with HMA Medicaid Market Solutions (HMA MMS).