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Promising Practices in HCBS: Florida- Cash Allowances and Support Services for People with Disabilities
06/15/2004 | Requests *Summary
This report describes a Florida cash payment program, Consumer Directed Care, which is testing the effectiveness of increased participant control for people with disabilities, including children and older persons. Florida is part of a demonstration project to measure the impact of substituting a cash allowance for Medicaid services from provider agencies. This document provides information on the program implementation and impact.
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Available Files
- FL Cash Allowances PDF (26K)
- FL Cash Allowances Rich Text Format (37K)
Keywords
Medicaid; Human Services; Fiscal Intermediary; Cash and Counseling
Topic
Aging Issues, Consumer/Participant Direction, Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities, Financing HCBS, Physical Disabilities, State/Agency Information, Transition/Diversion from Institutions, Waiver
Type/Tool
Promising practices
Source
CMS, Thomson Reuters (formerly Medstat)
State
Florida
Date Created
06/15/2004
Contact
Kevin Mahoney
National Program Director
kevin.mahoney@bc.edu
617-552-4039
National Program Director
kevin.mahoney@bc.edu
617-552-4039
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