Improving Long-Term Services and Supports: Making Medicaid Work for the 21st Century Issue Brief

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  • Issue Brief 5 December 2004 PDF

Article Publication Date: 
1/14/2005
Summary: 
Despite preference for community-based long-term care, spending & policy is biased toward institutional services. More flexible policies were passed in 1981, when coverage was extended to non-medical services for people who meet criteria. States still must obtain a waiver for community-based services, and the law requires that Medicaid programs provide institutional care. As a result, policymakers face challenges when creating balanced systems that offer access to quality service choices.
Article Author: 
Mollica, Robert L.
Topics: 
Medicaid
Populations: 
N/A
Sources: 
Rutgers/NASHP
Programs/Initiatives: 
N/A
ICF-MR; Eligibility Revisions

Contact

Neva Kaye
National Academy for State Health Policy
nkaye@nashp.org
Phone: 
207-874-6524

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/50424