July 19, 2023
Nevada Medicaid recently received federal approval to use funds to cover housing and supportive services through Medicaid’s managed care providers. The pilot program will help an estimated 20,300 Nevadans who had identified themselves as homeless when applying for Medicaid. As the state implements the program, it is also seeking approval from the federal government to cover housing and other support services for a broader range of Nevadans on Medicaid, via a new Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) waiver opportunity called Section 1115.
CARSON CITY — The Nevada Division of Health Care Financing and Policy (Nevada Medicaid) announced the beginning of a 30-day public comment period for a State Section 1332 State Innovation Waiver application. The public comment period is open from Nov. 20 through Dec. 20, 2023.
Roughly 200,000 Nevadans’ health care coverage is likely to be affected by the March 31 end of a pandemic-era federal policy requiring states to keep Medicaid recipients continuously enrolled in the health care program for low-income people.
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