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Strengthening the Aging Network Issue Brief: The Affordable Care Act: New Option for Providing Long-Term Services and Supports
05/07/2011 | Requests *Summary
The Affordable Care Act of 2010 offers a number of options and financial incentives for states seeking to expand their systems of long-term services and supports. Many of these opportunities can be leveraged to work together and to build on existing initiatives. Key provisions of the ACA are summarized, followed by considerations for states seeking to take advantage of these new opportunities.
Author
Available Files
- Issue Brief Off-site link (17 pages)
Keywords
CLASS Act; Medicaid; Community First Choice; CFC; Activities of daily living; ADLs; Instrumental activities of daily living; IADLs; Section 2401; 1915(i);
Topic
Affordable Care Act (ACA), Aging Issues, Money Follows the Person
Type/Tool
Reports
Source
NASUAD
State
All States/Territories
Date Created
09/07/2011
Contact
National Association of States United for Aging and Disabilities
202-898-2578
202-898-2578
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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)