Using Medicaid’s Housing Related Services (HRS) to Create New Supportive Housing

An increasing number of states are including coverage of Housing Related Services (HRS) in their Medicaid programs. These new services aim to provide more units of supportive housing and higher quality services. CSH has found that states who include these six strategies in their efforts are more likely to be successful. Learn more about these efforts, examples and concrete next steps your state can take to ensure these programs lead to greater supportive housing capacity and higher quality supportive housing statewide.

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Policy Brief: Summary of State Actions on Medicaid & Housing Services
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June 11, 2025

A number of states are looking to both increase supportive housing capacity and quality. One component of improving quality could be developing more intensive supportive...