title: Medicaid makeover.
abstract: The Medicaid 1115 waiver program had lofty goals to make Medicaid work better, including accountability. But its financing mechanism favors hospitals and in some case is creating bureaucracies and funding disputes that overshadow the waiver's goals. That is drawing attention from lawmakers.
authors.forename: Amy Lynn
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Sorrel
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