Eligibility made easy

CMS is helping states meet new community engagement requirements with our open-source, modular Emmy software and hands-on technical support.

How CMS can help your state support community engagement

Learn all about Emmy software

Learn how Emmy helps to report work, income, education, and volunteer hours through consent-based data sharing.

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Explore the Emmy integration

Explore technical documentation, source code, and integration guidance to learn how to start implementing.

Visit the Emmy repo

Get technical assistance from CMS

Work with CMS on integration, procurement, and operational planning — whether or not you plan on using Emmy software.

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Talk next steps with the CMS team

Not sure which approach is best for your state? Contact CMS to schedule a time to talk through your options for support.

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How our Emmy software works

Eligibility Made Easy (Emmy) is a CMS-developed suite of open-source tools that streamlines income and community engagement reporting for Medicaid applicants and enrollees. Emmy uses consent-based verification (CBV) across multiple data sources to speed up processing, lower administrative burden, and generate cost savings.

Flow diagram of how Emmy software works from a beneficiary's perspective. States can integrate Emmy in two ways: (1) the Emmy app, where applicants use a CMS-hosted Emmy UI to provide consent and review Community Engagement reporting data. Or, (2) the Emmy API, where the state maintains its own UI and sends applicant info directly to the API service. In both, Emmy’s backend service connects to approved eligibility data sources, generates results, and returns data back to the state portal.

Emmy application

A mobile-responsive interface that allows applicants to report and verify income, hours worked, education enrollment, and volunteering activities.

Emmy API

A centralized verification hub that allows states to securely access approved data sources.