Article Publication Date:
12/8/2007
Summary:
Three researchers use data from the Survey of Income and Program
Participation to estimate the expense of a mandatory personal assistance services (PAS) benefit under Medicaid for persons with low incomes, low assets, and significant disability. They conclude that the cost would be much lower than estimated by the Congressional Budget Office. They also argue that this step would help eliminate the institutional bias of Medicaid.
Topics:
Medicaid
Types/Tools:
Populations:
Direct Care Workforce
Sources:
Journal of Aging and Social Policy
Programs/Initiatives:
Olmstead
States:
MiCASSA; Survey of Income and Program Participation; Medicaid Community-Based Attendant Services and Supports Act; PCS; SIPP;
Contact
Mitchell LaPlante
Associate Professor at the Institute for Health & Aging
University of California San Francisco
mitch.laplante@ucsf.edu
Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/51962