Over a dozen states use Medicaid 1115 waivers to fund medical respite care. Recently, CMS issued new guidance to states changing how “budget neutrality” in Medicaid 1115 waivers will be evaluated at the federal level. Our fact sheet outlines the changes that states must adopt and the action steps that the Medical Respite Care Community should be taking to help states comply with the new rules. This webinar discusses the changes to these waivers and features HCH leadership and Medicaid staff in Washington State and New Mexico describing how they are preparing for these new requirements.
Panelists: Mich’l Needham, Chief Policy Officer, Washington State Health Care Authority; Emma Oppenheim, Medicaid Transformation Project Director, Washington State Health Care Authority; Rhonda Hauff, President/CEO, Yakima Neighborhood Health Services; Rachel Biggs, CEO, Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless; Kresta Opperman, Bureau Chief, Program Policy Bureau, New Mexico Health Care Authority. Moderated by Barbara DiPietro, Senior Director of Policy, NHCHC.
Recorded on: September 17, 2026.
