No. 72September 17, 2026
Arkansas CES Waitlist Framework and New MexiCare Pilot Funding
DHS will begin work to provide supportive living services to families on the CES waitlist. Funding for the New MexiCare pilot program is running low.
2 developments · 2 cited sources
The question
When states add support for care at home, what must happen before families can plan on it?
Background
Arkansas's CES Waiver waitlist lacks supportive living, an in-home care service, while New Mexico's New MexiCare pilot pays qualifying caregivers of adults age 60 and older through submitted timesheets.
The read
DHS will begin work to provide supportive living services to families on the CES waitlist, while funding for the New MexiCare pilot program is running low.
What happens next
Will PASSEs begin making supportive living available to CES-waitlist families by January 2027 at the latest?
What could change this read
Confirmed Arkansas funding and service-launch details, and evidence that New MexiCare payments will continue or stop as pilot funding runs low, could materially change this read.
Developments in this issue
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