Consumer Direction of Personal Assistance Services in Medicaid: A Review of Four State Programs

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Article Publication Date: 
3/1/2008
Summary: 
Consumer direction of personal assistance services (CD-PAS) is one model of service delivery that gives Medicaid beneficiaries varying degrees of control over hiring, scheduling, training, and paying personal care attendants. Program administrators, experienced with the programmatic features of CD-PAS in their state, were interviewed. Eligibility criteria, participant support services, and method of financial management used by Medicaid beneficiaries to pay direct care workers are discussed.
Article Author: 
Claypool, Henry; O’Malley, Molly
Types/Tools: 
Populations: 
Children and Families
Programs/Initiatives: 
N/A
Consumer direction of personal assistance services; CD-PAS; Public Authority Model; Fiscal/Employer Agent; Individual Budget Model; Managed Long-Term Care; Consumer Supports

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Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured
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202-347-5270

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/51533