New York Followed Its Approved Methodology for Claiming Enhanced Medicaid Reimbursement Under the Community First Choice Option

In October 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved New York's Community First Choice option (CFCO). The approval allowed New York to receive an additional 6 percent of Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP), referred to as "enhanced FMAP," for eligible home and community-based services and supports provided to individuals that would otherwise require an institutional level of care.