MEDICAID
CMS Should Take Additional Steps to Improve Assessments of Individuals’ Needs for Home- and Community-Based Services
Business & Finance, Accounting, Governmental
| Author: | Hugues Dumont | ISBN: | 1230002138176 |
| Publisher: | Hugues DUMONT | Publication: | February 3, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Hugues Dumont |
| ISBN: | 1230002138176 |
| Publisher: | Hugues DUMONT |
| Publication: | February 3, 2018 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
With approval from CMS, the federal agency responsible for overseeing state Medicaid programs, states can provide long-term care services and supports for disabled and aged individuals under one or more types of HCBS programs. State and federal Medicaid HCBS spending was about $87 billion in 2015. Effective needs assessments help states ensure appropriate access to, and manage utilization of, services and therefore costs. States’ processes vary, and challenges include the potential for assessors to have conflicts of interest leading to over- or under-estimating of beneficiaries’ needs for HCBS...
With approval from CMS, the federal agency responsible for overseeing state Medicaid programs, states can provide long-term care services and supports for disabled and aged individuals under one or more types of HCBS programs. State and federal Medicaid HCBS spending was about $87 billion in 2015. Effective needs assessments help states ensure appropriate access to, and manage utilization of, services and therefore costs. States’ processes vary, and challenges include the potential for assessors to have conflicts of interest leading to over- or under-estimating of beneficiaries’ needs for HCBS...
