Beginning next week: MTP waiver renewal public comment period

Washington State Health Care Authority sent this bulletin at 05/06/2022 02:40 PM PDT

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MTP waiver renewal public comment period begins May 12

From Thursday, May 12 to Monday, June 13, 2022, the Health Care Authority (HCA) will hold a public comment period for the state’s Section 1115 Medicaid demonstration waiver renewal. Washington State’s waiver is called the Medicaid Transformation Project (MTP).

We will use feedback from the public comment period to refine the renewal application, which we’ll be submitting to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) this summer.

How can I share feedback with HCA?

During the public comment period, May 12-June 13, you can provide your feedback:

During three public hearing webinars (no registration required):
- Thursday, May 26 from 12-1 p.m.
- Tuesday, May 31 from 12-1 p.m.
- Tuesday, June 7 from 5:30-6:30 p.m.
In an online survey
By emailing the MTP team
By mailing HCA

Where can I find more information?

Just before the public comment period opens, we’ll be updating our MTP renewal page. This page will have the draft application and executive summary for the waiver renewal, resources, and more information on the ways you can provide public comment.

We’ll also send out another announcement on May 12, when the public comment period opens.

What’s MTP?

MTP allows our state to create and continue to develop projects, activities, and services that improve Washington’s health care system using federal Medicaid funding. All work under MTP benefits those enrolled in Apple Health (Medicaid).

Washington State is currently in the last year of the current MTP waiver, which ends December 31, 2022. If approved, the MTP renewal will begin January 1, 2023, and end December 31, 2027.

Learn more about MTP.

About the Health Care Authority (HCA)

The Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) is committed to whole-person care, integrating physical health and behavioral health services for better results and healthier residents.

HCA purchases health care for more than 2.5 million Washington residents through Apple Health (Medicaid), the Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB) Program, the School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB) Program, and the COFA Islander Health Care Program. As the largest health care purchaser in the state, we lead the effort to transform health care, helping ensure Washington residents have access to better health and better care at a lower cost.

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