The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has extended the Medicaid unwinding waivers that it previously extended in December 2023, according to an informational bulletin from the agency. The bulletin announced that states can continue leveraging section 1902(e)(14)(A) waivers through June 30, 2025. These flexibilities include temporary verification plan updates and temporary Medicaid and CHIP state plan amendments related to the unwinding. Under the current informational bulletin, the waivers have been extended through June 30, 2025. Originally, the deadline for unwinding renewals was June 2024. In December 2023, CMS extended the waivers to December 31, 2024. In the future, some section 1902(e)(14)(A) waivers might be available on a long-standing basis. Some similar waivers have already been expanded into long-standing waivers under the “Streamlining the Medicaid, Children’s Health Insurance Program, and Basic Health Program Application, Eligibility Determination, and Renewal Processes” final rule.

The full CMS report may be found here.