Reports

This study of Florida's Cash & Counseling demonstration program, Consumer Directed Care (CDC), compares children's use of services and quality of care under traditional versus consumer-directed approaches to Medicaid HCBS.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

Scripps Gerontology Center provided these background materials for an April 25, 2006 TA call titled "Designing Your Participant Satisfaction Survey". The materials highlight survey design elements and different survey instruments are compared.

The University of Maryland conducted telephone surveys and focus groups to determine consumers’ preferences for a cash option or traditional agency delivered services in New Jersey. This article reports the findings including, demographics, interest in a cash option, and attractive program features.