Article Publication Date:
8/17/2004
Summary:
More states than ever are re-directing Medicaid funds to keep more people out of institutions and living in their own communities and homes, and there are many approaches that states can use to accomplish this, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) said August 17th in a letter to state Medicaid directors. In addition there is a link to the two previously sent State Medicaid Directors letters, which are referenced in the letter.
Types/Tools:
Populations:
N/A
Sources:
CMS
Programs/Initiatives:
Money Follows the Person
States:
SMDL # 04-005; flexible financing; Cost Neutrality; Backfilling of Nursing Home Beds; Self-Directed Models; MFP
Contact
Dennis G. Smith Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
7500 Security Boulevard, Mail Stop C2-21-15
Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850
Phone:
877-267-2323
Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/50227