Deadline August 21: Submit Comments on New York's 1115 HRSN Waiver Extension Before the Window Closes

New York State is accepting public comments through August 21 on a proposed five-year extension of its 1115 Medicaid Redesign Team (MRT) demonstration. The extension includes critical updates to Health-Related Social Needs (HRSN) services — specifically, maintaining Social Care Networks, the same referral infrastructure that connects Medicaid patients to food and nutrition interventions statewide. For FIM operators and produce prescription programs in New York, this comment window is an opportunity to shape how HRSN services are structured through 2032.

Date: Friday, August 21, 2026 (Comment Deadline) Time: End of business Location: Online (New York State Department of Health) Cost: Free

Review the proposed extension through New York State DOH. The Medicaid Food Security Network's August 2026 News Digest (medicaidfoodsecuritynetwork.org/august-2026-news-digest/) covers the waiver update in context. Submit public comments directly to NYSDOH before the August 21 deadline.