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Medicaid Options for Model LIFE Account Programs
09/22/2006 | Requests *Summary
As part of the 2004 Real Choice grants, New Hampshire and Wisconsin proposed to complete a feasibility study and then develop LIFE Account programs. With no federal legislation creating a savings program, grantees are restricted to modified program that works under existing law. This paper considers six options: Section 1115 Demonstrations, Waivers under Section 1915(c) & 1915(b), Section 1915(i) & 1915(j) State Plan programs, and Section 1937 Benchmark programs and suggests some next steps.
Author
Bezanson JD, Lee; Crisp BA, Suzanne
Available Files
- Brief Word (238K, 21 pages)
- Brief PDF (128K, 21 pages)
- Further Discussion on Benchmarks Off-site link (7 pages)
Keywords
Medicaid; LIFE Accounts; Community Inclusion; 1915c; Living with Independence; Freedom; Equality; Asset development
Topic
Consumer/Participant Direction, Deficit Reduction Act (DRA), Financing HCBS, Long-Term Care, Physical Disabilities, Waiver
Type/Tool
Assessments, Newsletter, periodic publication, Policy alerts, briefs, letters & papers, Promising practices, Training materials
Source
ILRU
State
New Hampshire, Wisconsin, All States/Territories
Date Created
09/22/2006
Contact
Sharon Finney
sfinney@bcm.tmc.edu
sfinney@bcm.tmc.edu
Short URL
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* Reflects requests since January 1, 2007
Options
HCBS / Clearinghouse for the Community Living Exchange Collaborative / (http://www.hcbs.org)