New York Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) Waiver, Medicaid Buy-In

“The New York State Department of Health (State or DOH) is seeking approval to implement a new demonstration program for its Medicaid Buy-In Program for Working People with Disabilities (MBI-WPD) consistent with state statutory changes enacted by New York’s Legislature that became effective January 1, 2025. The State is requesting approval for this demonstration program from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) through an amendment to its 1115 Waiver described herein. The amendment would authorize an 1115 demonstration program that will become the State’s new MBI-WPD program to help more working individuals with disabilities qualify for Medicaid, with the goal of helping to ensure that these individuals are able to pursue employment opportunities without fear of losing or not qualifying for Medicaid coverage.”

New Jersey Home Care Workforce Case Study: Final Report (2024)

A direct care worker research and advocacy group recently ranked New Jersey number four of all 50 states and D.C. on a worker supportive policies index measuring states’ adoption of recommended strategies to increase recruitment and retention of home care workers (PHI, 2023). The purpose of this case study is to describe New Jersey’s experience and assess the effectiveness of these policies.

Montana State Plan Amendment (SPA) 24-0001 (2025)

This Medicaid State Plan (SPA) amendment proposes to add provider types and to add certain supported employment services under the rehabilitative services benefit. The SPA also makes other minor changes to the state plan pages.

Montana SB 448: Remove employment barriers for people with disabilities (2025)

An Act to remove barriers to employment for people with disabilities by removing the unearned income limit and the resource limit from the health coverage for workers with disabilities act under the Medicaid program.

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