Fellow NEW PATHS members,
2023 has barely begun and those of us involved with the Maintenance of Effort (MOE) due to the Public Health Emergency (PHE) at Medicaid agencies are off to the races! Here in Arizona, we have submitted our systems unwinding artifacts and our renewal plan to CMS and will launch the processes for our April renewals the second weekend of February. I feel confident that Arizona will successfully renew our 2.4 million Medicaid customers within the given timeframes. I am hopeful the outreach efforts we have made in the three years since the PHE began will make a difference to the percentage of customers that are approved for ongoing Medicaid coverage. Is your state ready to unwind?
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a State Health Official (SHO) letter outlining new requirements in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 that impact state activities for the Medicaid and CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program) programs to unwind from the COVID-19 public health emergency. The SHO also addresses changes to the conditions which states must meet to receive increased federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP), reporting requirements, and new enforcement authority for CMS to ensure state compliance with eligibility redetermination and reporting requirements. Read the letter: LINK
Registration for the 2023 NEW PATHS National Training Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona is now open (LINK). The conference will be held from Sunday August 20 through Wednesday August 23, 2023. I encourage you to utilize the online registration feature which will streamline the process. My fellow Arizona chapter members and I are all so excited y’all are coming here to visit our beautiful state and enjoy our famous hospitality in the Valley of the Sun. Register for your room at the conveniently located Embassy Suites Scottsdale using this LINK.
Please nominate individuals, agencies, or organizations that align with the National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health by April 30, 2023. The pillars include: Improve food access and affordability, Integrate Nutrition and Health, Empower all Consumers to Make and Have Access to Healthy Choices, Support Physical Activity for All, and/or Enhance Nutrition and Food Security Research. The winner will receive one paid registration to the NEW PATHS National Training Conference and one paid registration to the annual APHSA American Association of SNAP Directors conference. A committee of members of the NEW PATHS Board of Directors along with a USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) representative will select the winner.
Thanks for all you do
Marshall Wilmot
2023 has barely begun and those of us involved with the Maintenance of Effort (MOE) due to the Public Health Emergency (PHE) at Medicaid agencies are off to the races! Here in Arizona, we have submitted our systems unwinding artifacts and our renewal plan to CMS and will launch the processes for our April renewals the second weekend of February. I feel confident that Arizona will successfully renew our 2.4 million Medicaid customers within the given timeframes. I am hopeful the outreach efforts we have made in the three years since the PHE began will make a difference to the percentage of customers that are approved for ongoing Medicaid coverage. Is your state ready to unwind?
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a State Health Official (SHO) letter outlining new requirements in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 that impact state activities for the Medicaid and CHIP (Children’s Health Insurance Program) programs to unwind from the COVID-19 public health emergency. The SHO also addresses changes to the conditions which states must meet to receive increased federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP), reporting requirements, and new enforcement authority for CMS to ensure state compliance with eligibility redetermination and reporting requirements. Read the letter: LINK
Registration for the 2023 NEW PATHS National Training Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona is now open (LINK). The conference will be held from Sunday August 20 through Wednesday August 23, 2023. I encourage you to utilize the online registration feature which will streamline the process. My fellow Arizona chapter members and I are all so excited y’all are coming here to visit our beautiful state and enjoy our famous hospitality in the Valley of the Sun. Register for your room at the conveniently located Embassy Suites Scottsdale using this LINK.
Please nominate individuals, agencies, or organizations that align with the National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health by April 30, 2023. The pillars include: Improve food access and affordability, Integrate Nutrition and Health, Empower all Consumers to Make and Have Access to Healthy Choices, Support Physical Activity for All, and/or Enhance Nutrition and Food Security Research. The winner will receive one paid registration to the NEW PATHS National Training Conference and one paid registration to the annual APHSA American Association of SNAP Directors conference. A committee of members of the NEW PATHS Board of Directors along with a USDA Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) representative will select the winner.
Thanks for all you do
Marshall Wilmot