The Effects Of Cash And Counseling On Personal Care Services And Medicaid Costs In Arkansas

Article Publication Date:

11/21/2003

Summary:

The Cash & Counseling Demonstration gives Medicaid beneficiaries who are eligible for personal care services a consumer-directed allowance in lieu of traditional agency services. This report discusses the effects of this program on both the medicaid costs and personal care services recieved in Arkansas.

Article Author:

Dale, Stacy; Brown, Randall; Phillips, Barbara; Schore, Jennifer; Lepidus Carlson, Barbara

Topics:

Consumer/Participant Direction; Transition/Diversion from Institutions; Medicaid

Types/Tools:

Reports

Populations:

Aging/Older Adults; Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities; Physical Disabilities

Sources:

Health Affairs

Programs/Initiatives:

Cash and Counseling