Federal Medicaid Waiver Financing: Issues for California
July 2004
Authors: Cindy Mann and Joan Alker
Published by: Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
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.
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