Interesting: CNOM, Federal Matching Funds for Infectious Disease.

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>Forecasted lockdown CA, NY, OR, MI, ……?

Ca, Ny, Or, Mi → CNOM

“an obscure provision in section 1115 of the Social Security Act known by Medicaid wonks as CNOM”

https://ccf.georgetown.edu/2020/01/30/medicaid-work-requirements-and-beyond-cms-administrator-tries-a-new-work-around/

CNOM: ex. Rhode Island Governor RAIMONDO (Rhode Scholar)

Seeks federal authority to claim federal matching funds for: Infectious Disease Surveillance…

http://www.eohhs.ri.gov/Portals/0/Uploads/Documents/CatIIICNOMDSRIPmay2016.pdf

“Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronavirus_disease_2019

“In a few instances, the Administration has used Section 1115 (a) (2) authority, which allows the Secretary to approve federal matching funds for state spending on costs not otherwise matchable (CNOM).”

https://www.kff.org/medicaid/issue-brief/implications-of-cmss-new-healthy-adult-opportunity-demonstrations-for-medicaid/

Is one of the Coronavirus “uses” an attempt to fill State coffers with Federal dollars? (Think fires.)

RAIMONDO “declares state of emergency due to coronavirus”

https://www.wpri.com/health/coronavirus/coronavirus-concerns-16-at-rwu-asked-to-self-quarantine-as-a-precaution/