Promising Practices in HCBS: Oregon- Maximizing Participant Control Over Services

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Article Publication Date:

1/8/2002

Summary:

Oregon's Independent Choices Program allows Medicaid-eligible individuals to pay cash directly to providers for personal care and related services. Under this five-year project, participants receive a monthly cash payment and are fully responsible for the mechanics of payroll and budgeting for needed services.

Topics:

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

Types/Tools:

Promising practices

Populations:

Aging/Older Adults; Developmental/Intellectual Disabilities

Sources:

CMS; Truven Health Analytics (formerly Thomson Reuters)

Programs/Initiatives:

Cash and Counseling

States:

All States/Territories; Oregon