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AARP Study Highlights Need to Expand Medicaid HCBS Agenda
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Jul 21st, 2008
AARP has just published a study which compares States based on their relative expenditures for home and community-based services as compared to institutional long term care. The study includes some valuable statistics and dramatic pie charts that could be useful in local advocacy to expand home and...
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CMS Offers Directory of Medicare Suppliers by Zip Code and Product Updated for Competitive Bidding
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Jul 7th, 2008
As those VNAA members in the affected regions are already aware, CMS has begun implementing the competitive bidding program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS) effective July 1. CMS has improved a resource available in support of this project that may be...
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Wisconsin Waiver Program Discussed as a Model for Community-Based Long Term Care
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Jan 28th, 2008
The Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Waiver Program has long been viewed as the standard of innovation in providing long-term care services to persons outside of the institutional setting. Since each State is free to design its own plan, there is a great deal of variation among programs....
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Jan 22nd, 2008
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Medicaid Personal Care Services to Include “Cash and Counseling” Option
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Jan 22nd, 2008
CMS published a proposed rule implementing a provision of the Deficit Reduction Act which allows States to offer their personal care services benefit under a consumer-directed, “cash and counseling” model without any special waiver authority, but as part of their regular State Medicaid Plan. This...
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Medicaid Reins in State Payments for Case Management Services
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Dec 10th, 2007
CMS has published a final rule designed to rein in payments under Medicaid for Targeted Case Management Services. Given the abusive practices of some states, aided by policy consultants being paid on a contingent fee basis, the only surprise it that it took this long to bring such a policy...
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