CMS State Medicaid Directors Letter – Community Living Initiative

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Article Publication Date: 
5/24/2010
Summary: 
This letter was issued to provide information on new tools for community integration and to remind States of existing tools that remain strong resources in their efforts to support community living. Various technical assistance resources are listed, including a new guide for enhancing the availability of HCBS within managed care delivery systems. Progress around the HUD partnership, HCBS waiver and state plan options, grant programs, ADRCs and discharge planning are discussed as well.
Article Author: 
Mann, Cindy
Topics: 
Consumer/Participant Direction; Employment Programs; Housing; Quality; Resource Center; Medicaid
Types/Tools: 
State Medicaid Director's letters
Populations: 
N/A
Sources: 
CMS
Programs/Initiatives: 
Money Follows the Person; Olmstead; Medicaid Infrastructure Grant (MIG)
States: 
All States/Territories
Keywords: 
Long-Term Care; State/Agency Information
P.L. 111-148; Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010; Preadmission Screening and Resident Review; PASRR; Managed Care Delivery System; affordable housing; Participant Experience Measures; Minimum Data Set; MDS; Hospital Discharge Planning; Health Insurance Reform; SMDL# 10-008; Affordable Care Act

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