Hilltop Assists New Mexico in Obtaining Medicaid Waiver to Continue its SCI Program

The Hilltop Institute assisted the New Mexico Human Services Department with preparing the application to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for a Section 1115 Medicaid Demonstration project entitled the New Mexico State Coverage Insurance (SCI) Demonstration. This demonstration will  permit the state to continue coverage for non-pregnant childless adults aged 19 through 64, with incomes up to and including 200 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL). The program is designed to provide health care coverage to uninsured individuals who are unemployed, self-employed, or employed by a participating small business employer. The program was previously funded through a Section 1115 waiver under the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). When the program was reauthorized in 2009, a new waiver was necessary. Hilltop worked with New Mexico on the development of the waiver application, including performing the analysis to determine and establish budget neutrality.

January 16, 2010