CMS Rescinds Previous Guidance on Health-Related Social Needs (HRSN)

In the aftermath of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization in 2022, New York became one of eight states that On March 4, CMS’s Center for Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Plan (CHIP) Services announced its rescission of two Center Informational Bulletins (CIBs) that described opportunities available under Medicaid/CHIP to cover certain services that address health-related social needs (HRSN). CMS states that the recission is necessary while it evaluates policy options consistent with Medicaid/CHIP program requirements and objectives.