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HI SCR160
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/10/2023
Primary Sponsor
Stanley Chang
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AI Summary
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Department of Human Services is requested to develop a Housing and Health Opportunities demonstration program similar to Arizona's existing program for Medicaid recipients experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness.
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Department of Human Services is requested to file a request with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to amend Hawaii's existing section 1115 demonstration program to enable direct housing costs for Medicaid recipients to be covered by federal financial participation.
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Arizona's Housing and Health Opportunities program, approved by CMS in October 2022, provides a model for enabling Medicaid funds to support housing services and interventions for homeless and at-risk populations.
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Federal financial participation under section 1115 allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to waive certain Medicaid requirements and approve demonstration projects that test innovative interventions to stabilize housing and improve health care outcomes.
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Hawaii currently operates rent subsidy programs through the Hawaii Public Housing Authority's Rent Supplement Program that could complement a federally-funded Housing and Health Opportunities demonstration program.
Legislative Description
Requesting The Department Of Human Services To File A Request With The Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Services To Amend The State's Existing Section 1115 Demonstration Program To Implement A Housing And Health Opportunities Demonstration Program To Enable Direct Housing Costs For Medicaid Recipients To Be Covered By The Federal Financial Participation For Medicaid.
Medicaid
Last Action
Referred to HHS.
3/15/2023