In the present day, 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 underneath President Trump’s Working Households Tax Reduce (WFTC) laws.
Corporations that at the moment help state Medicaid techniques have knowledgeable CMS that they intend to supply states greater than $600 million in no-cost and discounted know-how services to help group engagement implementation and speed up the broader modernization of Medicaid techniques. In accordance with the press launch, these voluntary commitments are anticipated to generate important 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 way of employment, schooling, volunteering, or job coaching, CMS said. CMS issued steerage to states in late 2025 that offered an outline of those necessities.
“Group engagement is not only a coverage requirement—it is a chance for states to modernize Medicaid techniques whereas strengthening connections to work, schooling, and group‑primarily based alternatives,” CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz mentioned in an announcement.
Corporations voluntarily collaborating 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 further strategies for buying and procuring know-how options. In partnership with the Basic Providers Administration (GSA), CMS is working to streamline pathways for certified distributors to acquire a GSA Schedule, permitting states to acquire know-how options extra shortly and at clear costs.
States are required to implement group engagement necessities by January 1, 2027, and will achieve this earlier.
