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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.

This form was developed for the Flexible Choices program to request payments for services, goods and cash.

How well is the state of Indiana’s Information Network (BIN) program satisfying participant needs? Funded in part, by the Indiana Medicaid Infrastructure Grant, BIN was set up to create a network between all the benefits counselors and providers to improve the use of federal and state work incentives. By exploring the number of cases per region, as well as work incentives used and recommended, this survey could serve as a guide for other states, with similar goals.

This spreadsheet was developed for Vermont's Flexible Choices program and it allows you to put in the basic client demographics as well as the key elements to their budget development and then automatically creates the other forms you need to complete a budget. Included are: the Intake Sheet, the Budget Sheet, the Allowance Form, and a Rate Calculator.

This 5 minute video features a Minnesota couple and their case managers. The participants discuss their interest and experience with Cash & Counseling. Follow the link to save and view the video.

The West Virginia Bureau of Senior Services developed this communications plan for their Cash & Counseling project. The plan includes information on an internal and external scans, messaging, communications activities, and a timeline.

This Provider Resistance Toolkit includes: Tips on working with providers, a template letter for providers, template frequently asked question document, template Power Point presentation, sample case management references, graphic: Consumer and Provider tasks in consumer-directed services and basic components, and a sample presentation: Self-direction: What to look for from the federal, state and provider perspectives.

The purpose of this study was to determine consumers’ interest in a cash option for personal assistance services, in comparison to traditional agency-delivered services. Telephone surveys and focus groups produced information on four states, including demographics, and preference toward a cash option. The results are discussed and policy issues are examined.

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.

This memo outlines the three provisions in the DRA of 2005 relating to the availability of federal Medicaid funds for the provision on Cash & Counseling and related non-institutional long-term care services to low-income elderly and low-income individuals with disabilities.