New Jersey Medicaid outlines housing supports, remediation and moving help for people with hoarding-related housing risks

Tristan Gibson, a representative of the New Jersey Department of Human Services' Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services, outlined a new Housing Supports Program at a Monmouth County hoarding conference, saying the state will connect eligible Medicaid beneficiaries to housing services, remediation and moving assistance.

Gibson said the statewide program, launched July 1 and authorized under a Section 1115 Medicaid waiver, aims to address social determinants of health by integrating housing and behavioral health into Medicaid. "Medicaid has now gotten into the business of building affordable housing, as, through the American Rescue Plan, we received some funding to help construct some homes," Gibson said, describing a broader shift beyond traditional medical benefits.

The program provides four service buckets, Gibson said. The primary service is long-term case management: community-based organizations will…