Policy Watchtower/Program change
CMS approves traditional healing waivers; Utah urban Indian orgs included
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)Health and Human ServicesProgram changeSep 28, 2026
Check: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS, the federal agency that runs Medicare and Medicaid) has approved traditional healing waivers in Utah and Maine, and the Utah approval includes urban Indian organizations.
What it does
Urban Indian organizations in Utah are named as included in the approved traditional healing waivers. A waiver is CMS permission to test program rules that differ from the standard Medicaid (the joint federal-state health coverage program for low-income people) rules. Organizations in Utah should confirm the approved waiver terms before planning around this change.
Why it matters for tribal funding
Tribes eligible. Tribes or Native organizations are among those who can apply or are covered, alongside others.
Who it covers: Urban Indian organizations.
What to do next
- Request the approved Utah traditional healing waiver terms from CMS or the Utah Medicaid agency to confirm what the inclusion of urban Indian organizations covers.
Sources
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- National Council of Urban Indian Health: policy and pressarticleSep 28, 2026
PRESS RELEASE: CMS Approves Traditional Healing Waivers in Utah and Maine, Inclusion of Utah Urban Indian Organizations
Quoted from the source: “U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid”
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