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Plain-English guides for the people who run SCN and HRSN food programs.

• July 27, 2026 · 6 min read

  SCN billing explained: how New York pays for food as a benefit

  A plain-English guide to Social Care Network billing for food services — who pays, what a claim needs, and where agencies lose time and money.

• July 24, 2026 · 5 min read

  How the 10% HRSN uplift works — with a worked example

  The administrative uplift on HRSN food services, computed correctly: what it applies to, how the cap interacts, and the mistakes that show up in audits.

• July 20, 2026 · 5 min read

  Preparing for an SCN audit: what reviewers actually ask for

  A practical checklist for HRSN service-provider audits: the five documents per claim, how to assemble them in minutes, and how to know your audit-readiness before anyone asks.

• July 16, 2026 · 4 min read

  Place a week of SCN food orders in 10 minutes

  The workflow that turns a week of vendor portals, phone calls, and spreadsheets into a ten-minute morning routine — with the paperwork writing itself.

• July 12, 2026 · 5 min read

  Let clients choose their own food: what changes when they shop

  A client food ordering app for Medicaid members: dignity of choice, less food waste, fewer coordinator hours — with the agency still approving every order.

• July 8, 2026 · 4 min read

  Unite Us billing worksheets without the spreadsheet

  How SCN agencies produce Unite Us-ready billing worksheets automatically — per member, per period, uplift computed, claims tied to delivery proof.