Going Social

The new Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) report on Medicaid Waivers Medicaid Waiver Tracker: Approved And Pending Section 1115 Waivers By State, is just out. And it confirms our news coverage over the past year—more states are adding housing benefits and other social services to their list of paid Medicaid services. There are now 18 states with approved housing support waivers. And 17 pending waivers adding some type of social support service (housing, nutrition, employment, etc.) to their Medicaid programs.

The shift in state waiver applications (and approvals) is attributed to the change from the Trump Administration to the Biden . . .