States in Action: National Health Reform and Long-Term Care – Newsletter
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Summary
States are confronting challenging budgets along with the need to implement health reform. Many are looking to improve long-term care as a way to control costs and serve seniors and people with disabilities in settings they prefer. This newsletter describes provisions in the Affordable Care Act that assist states in expanding HCBS, the growing movement to improve facility-based care, and innovative programs in three states that seek to provide consumer-directed long-term care.
Sources
The Commonwealth Fund
Programs/Initiatives
Keywords
HCBS State Plan Option; Community First Choice Option; Money Follows the Person Demonstration; State Balancing Incentive Program; Residential Care; culture change; Rhode Island: Incorporating Culture Change into the Nursing Home Survey Process; Michigan: Measuring the Long-Term Care Workforce; Colorado: Incorporating Quality of Life into Medicaid Reimbursement
Contact
The Commonwealth
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212-606-3800