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Deficit Reduction Act of 2005

03/07/2006 | Requests *

Summary

With the recent enactment of the Deficit Reduction Act, states who are interested in increasing their home and community based programs have three new opportunities. The DRA has many components but the three provisions that increase flexibility over benefits and cost sharing include the Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) option (section 6086-page 118), a Money Follows the Person (MFP) demonstration project (section 6071-page 99)and a Cash and Counseling option (section 6087-page 124).

Author

Available Files

Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 PDF (528K, 181 pages)

Keywords

Cash and Counseling; Medicaid; Nursing Facility Transition; DRA;

Topic

Consumer Direction, Deficit Reduction Act, Financing HCBS, Long-Term Care, State/Agency Information, Transition/Diversion from Institutions, Waiver

Type/Tool

Legislation

Source

Library of Congress

State

All States/Territories

Date Created

03/07/2006

Contact

Brenda Vitale

vitaleb@bc.edu

Short URL

www.hcbs.org/moreInfo.php/doc/1523

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