Providers,
recipients and other interested individuals will have the opportunity to
provide feedback on the progress of the Plan First Section 1115 Demonstration
Waiver during a May public forum in Montgomery.
Comments will be taken
during an open forum on Tuesday, May 1, 2018 at 10:00 a.m., in the Agency’s 4th Floor Board Room at 501 Dexter Avenue, Montgomery Alabama.
The forum is a
requirement by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for the Section
1115 Demonstration Waiver under which the Plan First program operates. The
waiver was originally approved in 2000 and was renewed by CMS on November 27, 2017. The
current waiver will expire on September 30, 2022.
The goal of the Plan First program is to reduce
unintended pregnancies and improve the well-being of Alabama’s children and
families by extending Medicaid eligibility for family planning services to eligible
women and men.
A
copy of the approved Section 1115 Demonstration
Waiver Extension Application and other
information about Plan First may be found on the website at:
http://www.medicaid.alabama.gov/content/4.0_Programs/4.2_Medical_Services/4.2.4_Family_Planning.aspx.