MEDICARE WAIVER DEMONSTRATION APPLICATION
This application provides an opportunity for eligible organizations to apply to participate in Medicare-waiver-only
demonstrations sponsored by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
CMS conducts Medicare-waiver-only demonstrations to test innovations that have been shown to be successful
in improving access and quality and/or lowering health care costs. These demonstrations may involve new
benefits, fee-for-service or Medicare Advantage payment methodologies, and/or risk sharing arrangements that
are not currently permitted under Medicare statute.
Section 402 of Public Law 92-603 grants CMS the authority to waive Medicare payment and benefit statutes
to conduct these demonstrations. Demonstrations may also be initiated as a result of Congressional mandate.
BUDGET NEUTRALITY
Medicare-waiver-only demonstrations must be budget neutral. Budget neutrality means that the expected costs
under the demonstration cannot be more than the expected costs were the demonstration not to occur. Applicants
must supply information and assumptions supporting budget neutrality that CMS will use in preparing a waiver
package for submission to the President’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB). OMB must approve
Medicare waivers before implementing the demonstration.
DUE DATE
Applications will be considered timely if we receive on or before the due date specified in the “DATES” section
of the demonstration solicitation. Applications must be received by 5 P.M EST/EDT on the due date.
Only applications that are considered "timely" will be reviewed and considered by the technical review panel.
APPLICATION SUBMISSION
An unbound original and 2 copies plus an electronic copy on cd-rom must be submitted. Please note that applicants
may, but are not required, submit 10 copies to assure that each review panel member receives the application
in the manner intended by the applicant (e.g., collated, tabulated, color copies, etc.).
The original and all copies, including the electronic copy, of the APPLICATION should be MAILED to the
following address:
Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, ATTN: (Insert project
officer name listed in demonstration solicitation and name of demonstration), Medicare Demonstrations
Program Group, Office of Research, Development & Information, Mail Stop C4-17-27, 7500 Security
Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland, 21244.
Applications must be typed for clarity in 12 point font and 1 inch margins and should not exceed 40 double-spaced
pages, exclusive of the cover letter, executive summary, forms, and supporting documentation.
Because of staffing and resource limitations, and because we require an application containing an original signature,
we cannot accept applications by facsimile (FAX) transmission.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
Please contact the project officer listed in the demonstration solicitation and/or visit the CMS website at
www.cms.hhs.gov/DemoProjectsEvalRpts/MD/list.asp#TopOfPage. Additional information about the demonstration,
for example, fact sheets, design reports, solicitations, application materials, press releases, and question and
answer documents will be periodically posted on the website. Be sure to check the website frequently if applying
for a demonstration to be sure you have the most current information available.
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