Federal Waiver

House: Funding is provided to implement Substitute House Bill 1967 (health care authority/federal waivers), which directs the Health Care Authority to seek waivers from federal requirements under the Affordable Care Act and the Medicaid program. The waiver from the ACA would permit employers to integrate employer health care arrangements with individual market policies, and the Medicaid waiver would authorize alternative structures for enrollee eligibility, provider payment, and plan design in the Medicaid program.