Correction: DHCS Stakeholder News - July 25, 2022

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Dear Stakeholders,

The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is issuing a correction to the Disaster Section 1115 Demonstration Waiver – Continuous Coverage for the Children’s Health Insurance Program during COVID-19 Public Health Emergency item from the July 22, 2022, DHCS Stakeholder News email. DHCS did receive a notice of completion from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), but has not yet received full approval. The corrected item is below.​

Disaster Section 1115 Demonstration Waiver - Continuous Coverage for the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) during COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE)

On July 19, 2022, CMS confirmed the receipt of California’s Disaster Section 1115 demonstration waiver submission, which enables the state to claim federal financial participation for CHIP beneficiaries who were retained in coverage from March 8, 2020, through the end of the COVID-19 PHE unwinding period. DHCS will continue to work with CMS in the upcoming weeks to complete the federal review of this request.

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