Medicaid Long-Term Services Reforms in the Deficit Reduction Act

Article Publication Date:

5/2/2006

Summary:

What are the opportunities and potential pitfalls of this new policy that makes major changes to the Medicaid program? This paper offers explanation and analysis of the changes to the long-term services policies including: Asset Transfers, Long-term care Partnership Programs, Family Opportunity Act, Money Follows the Person Demonstration, State Option to Provide HCBS Services, Cash and Counseling Option.

Article Author:

Crowley, Jeffrey

Topics:

Consumer/Participant Direction; Medicaid

Types/Tools:

Policy alerts, briefs, letters & papers

Populations:

N/A

Sources:

Kaiser Family Foundation

Programs/Initiatives:

Money Follows the Person; Deficit Reduction Act (DRA)