Manatt Health February 21, 2024
On January 9, 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved New York’s request to amend its Medicaid section 1115 demonstration waiver, “Medicaid Redesign Team.”1 New York State announced that the approved “health equity waiver amendment” would provide $7.5 billion over three-and-a-half years to support the State’s efforts to advance health equity, reduce health disparities, support the delivery of health-related social needs (HRSN) services, and promote workforce development.2
New York joins a growing number of states receiving CMS authorization and funding for services that address HRSN and the infrastructure to deliver HRSN services, and their funding level of over $3 billion is the highest CMS has approved to-date. Also, notably, CMS has authorized funding to establish a statewide...
Today's Sponsors
Today's Sponsor