Medicaid Tools for Responding to Public Health Crises and Natural Disasters (Washington Update, August 29, 2018)

by | Aug 29, 2018 | NCFPP, Washington Update

To help Medicaid agencies prepare for public health crises and natural disasters, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Coverage Learning Collaborative developed a set of tools on the strategies available to support Medicaid operations and enrollees in times of crisis. The set of resources, released on August 20, includes a memorandum and an inventory, which together provide a detailed list of all available strategies, some of which are available without needing approval from CMS. These resources are available here on Medicaid.gov.

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