Medicaid Redesign: the New York State 1115 Waiver

Met Council’s Social Care Network (SCN) Grocery Assistance Intake (Medicaid Redesign)

What is the 1115 Waiver?

New York State Medicaid Waiver is a program intended to support Medicaid members who demonstrate health-related social needs in New York State.

Is Met Council a Service Provider?

Met Council is currently providing screening, navigation, and enhanced care management services in Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan. This includes assessment, referrals, and providing direct nutrition services, such as groceries that meet the strictest kosher guidelines.

Live in Brooklyn, Queens, or Manhattan?

Visit Met Council’s Brooklyn Hub to be screened for eligibility or call 718-608-7065.

Prefer to screen yourself for eligibility?

Click here and select your borough and then self-screen, then tell your navigator that you’d like pantry stocking services from Met Council.

Don’t have Medicaid?

You can still see what services may be available to you here.

Don’t live in Brooklyn, Queens, or Manhattan?

Please see below for how to access Medicaid services in other New York regions.

Bronx
Visit the Somos Social Care Network to be screened for eligibility

Staten Island
Visit the Staten Island PPS Social Care Network to be screened for eligibility

Nassau and Suffolk Country
Visit the Heali Social Care Network to be screened for eligibility

Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster, Westchester
Visit the Hudson Valley Care Coalition Social Care Network to be screened for eligibility