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Public Financing Of Home And Community Services For Children And Youth With Serious Emotional Disturbances: Selected State Strategies
06/09/2006 | Requests *Summary
This report describes important system-of-care principles that have shaped the services for youth with SEDs, the role of the various agencies and the financing used by many states. It identifies and critiques four financing mechanisms: HCBS waivers, the Medicaid rehabilitation option, case rates for high risk populations, and provisions in the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act (TEFRA). The paper ends with a synthesis of research questions and implications for legislative efforts.
Author
Ireys, Henry; Pires, Sheila; Lee, Meridith
Available Files
- Executive Summary Off-site link
- Full Report PDF (622K, 74 pages)
- Full Report Off-site link
Keywords
Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs; SED; serious emotional disturbances; Katie Beckett; Medicaid Rehabilitation Option; Case-Rates Used by Designated Care Management Entities for High-Risk Populations; TEFRA
Topic
Children and Family Services, Mental Health, Psychiatric Disabilities/Mental Illness, Waiver
Type/Tool
Reports
Source
State
Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Texas, Vermont, Wisconsin, All States/Territories
Date Created
08/09/2006
Contact
Cille Kennedy
HHS/ASPE/DALTCP
Cille.Kennedy@hhs.gov
HHS/ASPE/DALTCP
Cille.Kennedy@hhs.gov
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Permission to use any element of this document should be obtained by the above named contact person. Always name the originator as the source of this material.
* Reflects requests since January 1, 2007
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HCBS / Clearinghouse for the Community Living Exchange Collaborative / (http://www.hcbs.org)