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Determining Personal Care Consumers' Preferences for a Consumer-Directed Cash & Counseling Option: Survey Results from Arkansas, Florida, New Jersey, and New York Elders and Adults with Disabilities
01/11/2010 | Requests *Summary
The purpose of this study was to determine consumers’ interest in a cash option for personal assistance services, in comparison to traditional agency-delivered services. Telephone surveys and focus groups produced information on four states, including demographics, and preference toward a cash option. The results are discussed and policy issues are examined.
Author
Mahoney, Kevin J.; Rusinowitz, Lori-Simon; Loughlin, Dawn M.; Desmond, Sharon M.; Squillace, Marie R.
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Keywords
Cash and Counseling; Enrollment; Medicaid; Personal Assistant; assessMedicaid consumers’ interest in a consumer-directed cash option; hiring and supervising workers; Cash and Counseling Demonstration and Evaluation; CCDE; Long-term care policy, consumer direction, consumer preferences, cash allowance
Topic
Consumer/Participant Direction
Type/Tool
Assessments, Newsletter, periodic publication, Surveys
Source
HSR: Health Services Resources
State
Arkansas, Florida, New Jersey, New York, All States/Territories
Date Created
01/11/2010
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