Immediately, January 29, the Facilities for Medicare & Medicaid Providers (CMS) introduced that 10 well being know-how firms, which have already got Medicaid eligibility and enrollment contracts with states, have voluntarily dedicated to serving to states put together for and perform Medicaid group engagement necessities established below President Trump’s Working Households Tax Lower (WFTC) laws.
Corporations that presently help state Medicaid programs have knowledgeable CMS that they intend to supply states greater than $600 million in no-cost and discounted know-how services and products to help group engagement implementation and speed up the broader modernization of Medicaid programs. Based on the press launch, these voluntary commitments are anticipated to generate vital financial savings for states and taxpayers over the approaching years and to enhance the beneficiary expertise.
The group engagement necessities of the WFTC laws apply to sure adults enrolled in Medicaid and will empower these beneficiaries by employment, schooling, volunteering, or job coaching, CMS acknowledged. CMS issued steering to states in late 2025 that offered an outline of those necessities.
“Neighborhood engagement is not only a coverage requirement—it is a chance for states to modernize Medicaid programs whereas strengthening connections to work, schooling, and group‑based mostly alternatives,” CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz mentioned in an announcement.
Corporations voluntarily taking part embody Accenture, Acentra Well being, Conduent, GDIT, Deloitte, Gainwell, Maximus, Curam by Merative, Optum, and RedMane.
Moreover, CMS is taking steps to assist states entry extra strategies for buying and procuring know-how options. In partnership with the Normal Providers Administration (GSA), CMS is working to streamline pathways for certified distributors to acquire a GSA Schedule, permitting states to obtain know-how options extra rapidly and at clear costs.
States are required to implement group engagement necessities by January 1, 2027, and will accomplish that earlier.
