Take a Deep Dive into 1135 Waivers—including Exi
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On March 30, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) swept aside dozens of federal healthcare requirements using its emergency waiver authority under Section 1135 of the Social Security Act. The waivers—addressing program requirements under Medicare, Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), including the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), the Stark Law’s restrictions on physician self-referrals, and telehealth—are the latest salvo in CMS’s ongoing efforts to support providers and state governments as they respond to the escalating COVID-19 crisis.