Number: RS21054
Title: Medicaid and SCHIP Section 1115 Research and Demonstration Waivers
Authors: Evelyne Baumrucker, Domestic Social Policy Division 
Abstract: As of July 1 2008, there were 94 operational Medicaid and SCHIP Section 1115 waiver programs in 43 states and the District of Columbia. In FY2006 (the most recent data available), Section 1115 waiver federal expenditures (for Medicaid and SCHIP) totaled approximately $42.4 billion. Section 1115 waiver programs represented approximately 24% of all federal Medicaid spending in the 50 states and the District of Columbia for FY2006 (19% for SCHIP), and provided coverage to approximately 11.5 million enrollees - 2.5 million of whom were eligible only for a targeted benefit package such as family planning or pharmacy benefits. This report provides background information on the waiver authority,
Pages: 6
Date: Updated September 11, 2008