On the Centers For Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) s Website the public can Comment on NM's 1115 Waiver "Centennial Care" using the "Idea Factory". The Medicaid Coaltion, a group of health advocates meeting in ABQ, is encouraging the Public to visit the site and comment or "like" a comment that is already posted.
"CMS’ website here: https://cmsideas.uservoice.com/forums/175352-section-1115-demonstrations-nm-centennial-care-#/settings
In a nutshell, we all can post comments but they are limited to 5,000 characters (not words), which ends up being less than half a page or so. Other users can then show their support for your comment by “voting”, which is similar to “liking” a post on Facebook. Each user is limited to 10 votes. All of our comments must be submitted by October 5th.
So the downside is that there is not enough room to really hit issues in depth. National advocates have suggested that for Coalitions such as ours, each participating organization (optimally 10 or more) should take ownership of one issue and post their 5,000 character comment. The other Coalition members should then vote for each other’s comments. This way we can maximize attention on the most issues of concern in the waiver."
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