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title: "New Hampshire Medicaid Long-Term Care | Funding LTC Marketplace"
url: https://fundingltcmarketplace.com/states/new-hampshire/medicaid-long-term-care/
description: "How NH Medicaid, DHHS medical eligibility, nursing facilities, and the CFI waiver fit together for long-term services and supports."
last_updated: 2026-10-20
author: George A. Mellendorf, CLTC, LTCP (Central States Insurance Services, Inc.)
publisher: Funding LTC Marketplace
note: Educational content; not legal, tax or financial advice. Markdown copy of the HTML page at the URL above.
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New Hampshire · Medicaid Program

# New Hampshire Medicaid Long-Term Care

Last updated 2026-10-20

New Hampshire's Medicaid program, referred to simply as NH Medicaid, sits within the Department of Health and Human Services. What's easy to overlook is that DHHS runs a distinct medical-eligibility determination specifically for people seeking Medicaid long-term-care services — this is a separate process from filing the financial application, not a formality tucked inside it.

For older adults and adults with disabilities, the two main long-term-services settings are Medicaid nursing-facility care and home- and community-based services. On the community side, New Hampshire's key program is Choices for Independence, commonly shortened to CFI — a section 1915(c) home- and community-based services waiver designed for people who would otherwise need a nursing-facility level of care.

## Sources and official resources

- [New Hampshire Insurance Department: Long Term Care](https://www.insurance.nh.gov/consumers/long-term-care)
- [CMS: 2026 SSI and Spousal Impoverishment Standards](https://www.medicaid.gov/federal-policy-guidance/downloads/cib04272026.pdf)

Rules and figures change. Confirm current details with the agency before you act.

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