Medicare and Medicaid 101
Both Medicare and Medicaid are important programs that allow individuals who cannot or would not have private insurance to maintain coverage for lifesaving medical services. Cheers to 57 years!
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Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) & Long Term Services and Supports (LTSS)
Both Medicare and Medicaid are important programs that allow individuals who cannot or would not have private insurance to maintain coverage for lifesaving medical services. Cheers to 57 years!
Learn about North Carolina’s funding sources for Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) including a Recovery Oriented System of Care (ROSC).
Part of MediSked’s State of State series is the ongoing discussion of how each state achieves compliance with the HCBS Final Rule, which outlines specifics for providing conflict-free case management to individuals receiving HCBS waiver services. But what does “conflict-free care management” mean?
CMS has fully approved 48 states’ spending plans, 20 of which plan to use the funding to directly address waitlists.
The state allocated $36 million in 2021, which represented a seven percent increase in IDD funding—the largest budget increase in Kansas history for IDD waiver services.
In this series, MediSked experts explain the latest transitions in the home and community-based services industry and what’s to come in the future of each state.
In this series, MediSked experts explain the latest transitions in the home and community-based services industry and what’s to come in the future of each state.
Across the United States, there are over 800,000 individuals waiting for waiver services and the number grows each year. Additional funding from the American Rescue Plan could make a huge difference in access to services.
JoAnn Lamphere, DrPH, Former Deputy Commissioner of Person-Centered Supports, New York State Office of People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) & Doug Golub, President, MediSked LLC, explain why it’s time to start implementing a national set of quality indicators for HCBS.
MediSked Solutions Owner Stephanie Crouch applies her experience working in state government to summarize the actions CMS has taken to address COVID-19 in support of Home and Community Based Services (HCBS), as well as review the examples of Nebraska and North Carolina and their responses within their state plan and waiver programs.
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