Medicaid Global Waiver
All documents are in pdf format 
Background
The RI Medicaid Reform Act of 2008 directed the State to apply for a “global” demonstration under the authority of Section 1115(a) of Title XIX of the Social Security Act. The Rhode Island Global Consumer Choice Compact 1115 Waiver Demonstration (Global Waiver) establishes a new Federal-State agreement that provides the State with substantially greater flexibility than is available under existing program guidelines. The State will use the additional flexibility afforded by the Global Waiver to redesign the State’s Medicaid program to provide cost-effective services that will ensure beneficiaries receive the appropriate services in the least restrictive and most appropriate setting.
The Global Waiver has three major program goals: to re-balance the publicly funded long-term care system, to ensure all Medicaid beneficiaries have access to a medical home and to implement payment and purchasing strategies that ensure a sustainable, cost-effective program.
Video: About RI's Global Waiver
The Global Waiver, Modernizing Rhode Island's Medicaid Program (2010), is a new 24-minute video describing RI's Medicaid Global Waiver and the efforts to reform Rhode Island's Medicaid Program. To view, see Global Waiver Video
Global Waiver Taskforce
Meeting Dates 2012
The Global Waiver Taskforce meetings are open to the public; however, please contact us in advance if you plan to attend. Email Mware@dhs.ri.gov or call 462-3575.
For agendas, meeting minutes, and documents distributed at the Taskforce meetings, please go to www.eohhs.ri.gov/gwtf/meetings
Real Choices Grant/Documents
Global Waiver Updates
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