Home Health Care News March 10, 2025
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has revoked guidance related health-related social needs (HRSN) through Section 1115 waivers. Industry advocates say the move is indicative of the broader administration priorities to reduce Medicaid expenditures.
Broadly, states use these programs to pay for health related social services, including meals and temporary housing.
Damon Terzaghi, senior director of Medicaid and home- and community-based services at the National Alliance for Care at Home, pointed out that individuals who utilize home and community-based services sometimes overlap with those who are in need of these social services.
“In fact, interviews with individuals across the country who help participants transition from institutions to the community consistently show that lack of affordable housing...
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