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Medicaid Home and Community Based Services: Proposed Policies to Improve Access, Costs, and Quality
10/25/2009 | Requests *Summary
The population is aging & the demand for long term care and services at home is increasing. Medicaid is the most critical program for individuals who are aged & disabled because it pays for almost 46% of all nursing home care & 38% of home health. Medicaid HCBS have been the focus of efforts by the federal & state governments to expand access for several reasons. The focus of this article is to examine issues of access, cost, & quality for Medicaid HCBS programs and to suggest policy changes.
Author
Harrington, Charlene; Ng, Terence; Kaye, Stepehen H.; Newcomer, Robert J.
Available Files
- Journal PDF (136K, 6 pages)
- Abstract Off-site link
Keywords
Medicaid; access to Medicaid HCBS; cost issues; quality issues; medicaid restructuring; Poor Medicare Program Coordination;
Topic
Consumer/Participant Direction, Long-Term Care
Type/Tool
Policy alerts, briefs, letters & papers, Research / Journal abstracts
Source
PAS Center for Personal Assistance Services
State
All States/Territories
Date Created
10/25/2009
Contact
PAS Center - Center for Personal Assistance Services
PAS@ucsf.edu
866-727-9577
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