Lexology February 9, 2024
Medicaid Policy Review
January 2024
BRG’s 2023 Medicaid Policy Review focuses on recent Medicaid initiatives addressing the nonmedical factors affecting beneficiaries’ well-being. In response to a growing recognition of the impact of social determinants of health—the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age, and the broader set of forces and systems shaping the conditions of daily life1 —the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has encouraged state Medicaid programs to leverage existing authorities to address the health-related social needs (HRSN) of their members. These needs are especially relevant to the Medicaid population as it faces higher-than-average social risk factors like unaffordable rent, lack of transportation, and high unemployment rates.2 The Medicaid Policy Review highlights and...
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