The California Medicaid set of Community Supports—intended to help beneficiaries avoid higher levels of care—helped reduce avoidable emergency department visits, hospital stays, and the use of long-term care, according to a report by the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS).

In 2024, more than 494,000 Community Supports were delivered to more than 252,000 Medi-Cal program members. Community Supports include services to promote housing stability, ease transitions from institutional settings, support in-home care, provide healthy meals, and offer caregiver relief. The report presented outcomes for 12 of the 14 Community Supports. Nine of . . .

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Medicaid

The Medicaid program is a state and federally funded public health insurance program for low-income individuals, including older adults, individuals with disabilities, children, pregnant women, and those in need of home health or long-term care services. For health and human service provider organizations operating in the Medicaid space, there are new opportunities for serving this complex consumer population, while also navigating challenges related to changes to state-specific Medicaid programs, health plans and enrolment, and new rules.


Nevada Medicaid has issued notices of intent to award contracts to five health plans for its Coordination Only (CO) Dual Eligible Special Needs Plans (D-SNP) program. The selected organizations are United/Sierra Health, Centene/WellCare, Elevance/HMO Colorado-HMO Nevada, CVS/Aetna, and Prominence Health Plan. Contract negotiations are currently underway, with implementation expected to begin January 1, 2027. A CO D-SNP is a type of Medicare Advantage (MA) Plan, designed for dual eligibles, that coordinates care between Medicare and… Read