Colorado Medicaid plans to cover health-related social needs (HRSNs) through its addiction treatment continuum of care. It has been preparing an amendment to its Expanding the Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Continuum of Care Section Medicaid 1115 waiver demonstration, and on August 28, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced that it had received the submission and was opening a public comment period (ended September 27, 2024). The state requested an effective date of July 1, 2025.

The amendment would offer housing support and nutrition services. The target population includes Medicaid-eligible individuals that are either homeless or . . .

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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