IndependentChoices Final Report: December 1998 – March 2008

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Article Publication Date: 
3/16/2009
Summary: 
Learn from 10 years of experience in administering the consumer-directed Cash & Counseling program in Arkansas. The report provides a candid history of the development, implementation, and lessons learned from the program. The author gives details on partnership development and use, changes in agency culture and operations, and data on outcomes, cost neutrality, and participant demographics. Also included are the 2003 and 2008 program budgets.
Topics: 
Consumer/Participant Direction; Medicaid Waivers
Types/Tools: 
Data; Reports
Populations: 
Aging/Older Adults; Physical Disabilities
Sources: 
Arkansas Department of Human Services
Programs/Initiatives: 
Cash and Counseling; 1915c
States: 
All States/Territories; Arkansas
Keywords: 
Long-Term Care; State/Agency Information; Individualized Budget; Community Inclusion
1115; 1915j; 1915(j); partnership; budget; cost neutrality; assessments; implementation

Contact

Arkansas Department of Human Services: Division of Aging and Adult Services
Phone: 
501-682-2441

Short URL: http://www.advancingstates.org/node/51881