CMS Approves New York’s Medicaid Waiver To Launch Regional Social Care Networks

On January 9, 2024, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) approved New York’s latest amendment to its Medicaid Section 1115 Demonstration, which will allow the state to create two new Medicaid provider organization types: a Health Equity Regional Organization (HERO) and Social Care Networks (SCNs), and to use these entities to better address beneficiaries’ health-related social needs (HRSNs) and to reduce health disparities. HRSNs can include housing supports, case management, and nutritional supports. A key goal is integrating HRSN screening, referral, and case management into the existing managed care delivery system. The amendment will also allow . . .