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Promising Practices in Long Term Care Systems Reform: South Carolina's Services for Older People and People with Physical Disabilities
09/01/2003 | Requests *Summary
This report describes South Carolina’s programs for older people and people with physical disabilities to gain access institutional and community Medicaid supports through a single access point, and have increasing opportunities to direct their own services. The report also describes how the state has been particularly innovative in using information technology to improve the quality of community supports and participants’ access to services.
Author
Eiken, Steve; Heestand, Alexandra
Available Files
- South Carolina Services Report Word (119K, 24 pages)
- South Carolina Services Report PDF (1,662K, 24 pages)
- South Carolina Services Report Rich Text Format (115K, 24 pages)
Keywords
Medicaid; Long Term Services and Supports; Information Technology; Individualized Budget; Independence Plus; Human Services; Real Choice Systems Change; Single Access Points; Person-Centered Services
Topic
Accessibility, Aging Issues, Consumer/Participant Direction, Long-Term Care, Physical Disabilities, Single Point of Entry/No Wrong Door, State/Agency Information, Waiver
Type/Tool
Promising practices
Source
CMS, Thomson Reuters (formerly Medstat)
State
South Carolina, All States/Territories
Date Created
06/17/2004
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