Options to Increase Access to Long-Term Care: Maryland House Bill 594 Final Report

Article Publication Date:

2/4/2008

Summary:

This report discusses the options for expanding home and community based services in the state of Maryland as required by Bill 594. Should Maryland elect to expand access to Medicaid home- and community-based services(HCBS), it has several possible approaches. This report discusses these options for Maryland in detail; ideas other states designing similar programs might find useful.

Topics:

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

Types/Tools:

Reports

Populations:

Aging/Older Adults; Psychiatric Disabilities/Mental Illness; Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities; Physical Disabilities; Psychiatric Disabilities/Mental Illness

Sources:

The Hilltop Institute

Programs/Initiatives:

Person Centered Planning

States:

All States/Territories; Maryland