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DHHS reports Q4 FY25 waiver waitlist data: most delays linked to Medicaid eligibility and look-back

Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs Oversight Committee · October 25, 2025
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Summary

DHHS reported that in FY25 Q4 all requested funds for DD, in-home, and ABD waivers were allocated but some service starts were delayed chiefly because of Medicaid eligibility processing and the Medicaid look-back; the department is streamlining eligibility processes and coordinating across bureaus.

The Division of Long Term Supports and Services and the Bureau of Developmental Services presented quarterly waiver waitlist data to the committee on Oct. 24.

Melissa Hardy (Division Director, Long Term Supports and Services) and Jessica Gorton (Bureau Chief, Bureau of Developmental Services) said all funding requests in Q4 FY25 for the three waivers were funded during the quarter. For the Developmental Disabilities (DD) waiver, 158 people were funded in the…

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