%0 Journal Article %T Medicaid Waivers: Courts Must Step in When the Exception Becomes the Rule %A Leonardo Cuello %J The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics %@ 1748-720X %D 2018 %R 10.1177/1073110518821986 %X Section 1115 of the Social Security Act is misconstrued as a mechanism to foster state flexibility, when in fact it is a narrow pilot program authority. HHS has exceeded the scope of this authority to approve harmful projects. Courts will not grant the agency broad deference when reviewing this abuse of authority %U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1073110518821986