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County hears presentation on Section 1115 Medicaid demonstration waiver expanding nonmedical supports
Summary
A resource-center social navigator and county aging staff briefed the Legislature on the state27s Section 1115 waiver demonstration, which can provide rental assistance, food boxes, furniture and limited home remediation to qualifying Medicaid recipients through May 2027; outreach includes a Medicaid text blast and partner screenings.
Veil Gonzalez Colon, a social navigator with the Resource Center, briefed the Chautauqua County Legislature on the state27s Section 1115 Medicaid demonstration waiver during the Nov. 19 session, describing how eligible Medicaid recipients can access nonmedical supports during the demonstration period.
"This program could help individuals with food insecurity," Gonzalez Colon said, listing potential services including rental and deposit assistance, transitional services, furniture and beds for families, and food boxes with…
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