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This joint resolution approves amendments to Rhode Island's Medicaid Section 1115 demonstration waiver, which allows states to test new approaches to delivering and financing healthcare for low-income populations. The resolution authorizes the secretary of the executive office of health and human services to pursue and implement waiver amendments, state plan amendments, and changes to departmental rules and regulations as permitted under Rhode Island General Laws. Specifically, the resolution grants the secretary the ability to modify Medicaid programs and procedures, with these changes set to take effect on July 1, 2025. A Section 1115 waiver is a federal mechanism that gives states flexibility to design and implement innovative Medicaid programs that differ from standard federal requirements, allowing states to experiment with new healthcare delivery and payment models while still receiving federal Medicaid funding.

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