Research & Reports Medicaid Waivers

Federal Medicaid Waiver Financing: Issues for California

July 7, 2004 Joan Alker

Governor Schwarzenegger, in his fiscal year 2004-2005 budget, proposed to restructure California’s Medi-Cal program by obtaining a Section 1115 Medicaid waiver from the federal government. This issue brief focuses on the potential fiscal implications of Section 1115 waivers and some of the issues it could raise for California.

Joan Alker is the Executive Director of the Center for Children and Families and a Research Professor at the Georgetown McCourt School of Public Policy.

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