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These talking points were developed for West Virginia's Personal Options program. They provide information on support services and the participant responsibilities.

This paper focuses on the first three stages of the CCDE: Choosing states and the evaluator, preparation, and implementation/data gathering. This paper is part of Consumer Voice and Choice in Long-Term Care, a book inspired by a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation- and Scripps Gerontology Center- supported conference.

A description of Florida's Cash & Counseling program implemented under an Independence Plus 1115 waiver amendment including information on organization and structural administration, reporting items, and benefits.

This Request for Proposals was developed for the Consumer-Directed Care Plus Program. The F/E A RFP includes sections on minimum programmatic requirements, financial specifications, and contract provisions.

This article explores savings outcomes and programmatic factors that may support savings in the Cash & Counseling Demonstration, using a convenience sample of Medicaid and Medicare beneficiaries from three states: Arkansas, Florida, and New Jersey.

States have developed sample timesheets for participants to use with their employees. Several examples are available here.

This presentation was given on a technical assistance call to Cash & Counseling grantees on July 11, 2006. The presentation highlights the Modified Participant Experience Survey as an option for quality management.

Findings of a New York consumer telephone survey conducted to determine the consumers’ interest in a cash option, in comparison to traditional agency-delivered services. The demographics and attitudinal characteristics are presented, in addition to consumer preferences and policy issues.

To help understand the implications of consumer-directed programs abroad, AARP's Public Policy Institute commissioned a study to describe and analyze consumer-directed programs in the Netherlands, England, and Germany. Researchers completed in-person interviews with key stakeholders and conducted an in-depth literature review.

This study examines how this model of consumer-direction changes the way consumers meet their personal assistance needs. Consumers reported the type, timing, and amount of personal assistance they received, as well as any home or vehicle modifications and equipment purchases made, to meet their personal assistance needs. This report discusses consumer-satisfaction, unmet needs, and additional Medicaid costs.