CSH Report – Integrating Housing in State Medicaid Reform
by Chris Liu-Beers
Now Available from CSH:
Integrating Housing in State Medicaid Reform
CSH is pleased to present our latest report, Integrating Housing in State Medicaid Reform, an overview of state efforts to finance, through Medicaid, the services that supportive housing residents need to achieve both housing and health stability. Supportive housing is a proven intervention that stabilizes people with chronic primary and/or behavioral health conditions and housing instability or homelessness. Not only do residents achieve better health outcomes but studies show that supportive housing reduces health system costs. States recognize the effectiveness of supportive housing and many are exploring ways to better utilize Medicaid financing for housing-based services and supports.
In this report, we provide summaries of how Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, the City of Philadelphia, Rhode Island, Texas and Washington are exploring ways to add housing services as Medicaid reimbursable services for supportive housing populations. The Medicaid mechanisms and health care networks highlighted include:
Health Homes
Accountable Care Organizations
1115 waivers
Home and Community-Based Services, and
Partnerships between managed care entities and supportive housing service providers.
CSH is proud to be working with these innovative states and promote these important initiatives to integrate healthcare and supportive housing. We will be featuring more examples of innovation regularly in The Pipeline, our blog at csh.org and in our Homefront e-newsletter.
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