Gov. Brian Kemp – Leadership on 1135 Medicaid Waiver

Georgia Council on Substance Abuse Supports Governor Brian Kemp’s Leadership on the 1135 Medicaid Waiver

Governor Brian Kemp and the Georgia Department of Community Health have submitted a request to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for an 1135 Medicaid waiver. Concurrently, the Georgia Hospital Association submitted a request to CMS for a 1135 Medicare waiver.

“The Georgia Council on Substance Abuse recognizes the historic challenges facing Governor Kemp and our state leaders,” said Neil Campbell, Executive Director of the Georgia Council on Substance Abuse, “We are grateful to Governor Kemp, Commissioner Frank Berry of the Department of Community Health, Commissioner Judy Fitzgerald of the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities, and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for working to give providers and families flexibility in service delivery. This critical measure will allow state leaders to continue serving Georgia’s most vulnerable citizens while keeping them safe and preventing the spread of COVID-19.”

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