Hawaii Launches Services To Help Homeless Medicaid Beneficiaries Find Housing

A new Hawaii Medicaid program allows case workers to bill Medicaid for time spent providing pre-tenancy and tenancy services to help homeless or at-risk adult beneficiaries with health problems find and sustain housing. The program, called Community Integration Services (CIS), is administered by the Hawaii Department of Human Services Med-QUEST Division (MQD). The services are intended to improve health outcomes for Medicaid beneficiaries who need housing by supporting the member’s transition to housing in the community and providing supports to promote housing stability. The long-term goal is to help the member avoid future periods of . . .