Home and Community-Based Services Waivers

The history and current status of the Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Waiver Program are presented. The article discusses the States' role in developing and implementing creative alternatives to institutional care for individuals who are Medicaid eligible. Also described are services...

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Published in:Health care financing review 2000, Vol.22 (1), p.123-125
Main Authors: Duckett, Mary Jean, Guy, Mary R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Americans with Disabilities Act 1990-US
Community health services
Expenditures
Flexibility
Government spending policy
Health care networks
Health services
History
Home care services
Home care services industry
Home health care
Institutionalization
Intellectual disabilities
Laws, regulations and rules
Long term health care
Management
Medicaid
Medical care
Nursing homes
Social security
Socialized medicine
State laws
Studies
United States
Waivers
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Summary:The history and current status of the Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Waiver Program are presented. The article discusses the States' role in developing and implementing creative alternatives to institutional care for individuals who are Medicaid eligible. Also described are services that may be provided under the waiver program and populations served.
ISSN:0195-8631
1554-9887