Medicaid-Funded Long-Term Care: Toward More Home-and Community-Based Options – Policy Brief

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Article Publication Date: 
5/1/2010
Summary: 
Many obstacles impede states from rebalancing their long-term supports and services (LTSS) programs toward greater emphasis on HCBS alternatives. This brief outlines policy recommendations for reforming the Medicaid-funded LTSS system to support more cost-effective and consumer-oriented long-term care options. The authors discuss the current LTC environment, barriers and promising solutions to rebalancing LTSS, and policy recommendations for improving the Medicaid LTSS system.
Article Author: 
Engquist, Gretchen; Johnson, Cyndy; Lind, Alice; Barnette, Lindsay Palmer
Topics: 
Medicaid
Sources: 
Center for Health Care Strategies
Programs/Initiatives: 
1915c
Keywords: 
Long-Term Care; Enrollment
1915(i); nursing facility placement; acute care; State Plan Personal Services; Home Health Benefit; Federal Statutory and Regulatory Requirements and Limitations; State Plan Option Limitations; Reimbursement Rate Standards

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