Plan First Post Award Public Forum   

Providers, recipients, and other interested individuals are invited to provide comments on the progress of the Alabama Medicaid Plan First Section 1115 Demonstration Waiver during June public forums in Montgomery, Alabama and in Birmingham, Alabama.

The forum is a requirement by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for the Section 1115 Demonstration Waiver under which the Plan First program operates. The waiver was originally approved in 2000, and it was renewed by CMS on November 27, 2017.

The current waiver has approved through September 30, 2030.

The goal of the Plan First program is to reduce unintended pregnancies and improve the well-being of Alabama’s children and families by extending Medicaid eligibility for Family planning services to eligible women and men.

Participants will be able to submit comments virtually through WebEx. Written comments should be submitted to publiccomment@medicaid.alabama.gov or mailed hardcopy to: Administrative Secretary, Alabama Medicaid Agency, 501 Dexter Avenue, P.O. Box 5624, Montgomery, Alabama 36103-5624.

Written comments concerning the § 1115 Demonstration Waiver should be submitted on or before 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday June 25, 2025 to publiccomment@medicaid.alabama.gov or mailed hardcopy to: Administrative Secretary, Alabama Medicaid Agency, 501 Dexter Avenue, P.O. Box 5624, Montgomery, Alabama 36103-5624. All written comments will be available for review by the public during normal business hours at the above address. The comments will be summarized and addressed in the Annual Monitoring Report of the waiver to be submitted to CMS.

A copy of the approved Section 1115 Demonstration Waiver Extension Application and other information about Plan First may be found at
https://medicaid.alabama.gov/content/4.0_Programs/4.2_Medical_Services/4.2.4_Family_Planning.aspx.