Cash and Counseling

This overview provides information on the factors that influence the cost of FMS.

Intended to provide historical perspective on the federal government's involvement in the Cash & Counseling Demonstration and Evaluation as an example of the federal role in consumer direction, this article describes how previous research and analysis led to DALTCP's interest in sponsoring this social experiment.

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 website contains forms, brochures and enrollment information for Florida's Consumer Directed Care program.

These frequently asked questions provide information about Agency with Choice, how it works, and employer responsibilities.

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.

This presentation was given by CMS July 25, 2006 on a state grantee technical assistance call. The presentation covers the CMS vision, the elements of a quality management strategy, and participant access outcomes.

The Individual Budgets pilot programme was a cross-government initiative led by the Department of Health working closely with the Department for Work and Pensions, and Communities and Local Government in the United Kingdom. The pilot was conducted over two years 2006-2007 involving 13 local authorities, the abstract and final report are available here.

This study of the Cash & Counseling demonstration program for adults in the three participating states examines how a new model of consumer-directed care changes the way that consumers with disabilities meet their personal care needs and how that affects their well-being. Demonstration enrollment, which occurred between December 1998 and July 2002, was open to interested beneficiaries who were eligible for PCS under their state Medicaid plan.

This article discusses the quality of care received by participants in the Cash & Counseling Demonstration and Evaluation, including health outcomes, the potential for fraud and abuse, and participant satisfaction.