Gov. Greg Abbott’s statement issued on Friday was in response to a CMS who rescinded its approval of Texas’ Medicaid 1115 waiver extension.
The 669 page document released on Friday from CMS provides additional details on the reason for rescinding its approval which includes: “…the state did not articulate a sufficient basis for us to conclude that approving the state’s emergency request for an exemption from the normal public notice process was needed to address the COVID-19 public health emergency or other sudden emergency threat to human lives.”
“Accordingly, the THTQIP section 1115 demonstration is currently authorized through September 30, 2022. Should the state still wish to extend the demonstration past that date, we stand ready to work with the state to accomplish state submission and CMS review of a complete extension application during the next eighteen months that the demonstration continues to be authorized,” CMS states in the report.
Also on Friday Texas State Attorney General Ken Paxton sent out a statement which concludes he will use “every legal took available to regain the assistance Texans need.”
Texas State Comptroller Glenn Hegar also sent out a statement and has a link on the Comptroller’s website to learn more about the state’s 1115 waiver.